Vermont

588 murders reported in Vermont from 1976 to 2025; police reports named an offender in about 88%. Explore the statistics →

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Cases

Brian Rooney
2006 · Burlington, Vermont
SingleConvicted1 victim
Michelle Gardner-Quinn, 21, a University of Vermont senior, was walking back to campus in downtown Burlington early on October 7, 2006, when she borrowed a cell phone from a stranger, construction worker Brian Rooney; a…
Israel Keyes
2011–2012 · Anchorage, Alaska, and Essex, Vermont
SerialDied before trial3 victims
Israel Keyes, an Anchorage construction contractor and Army veteran, abducted 18-year-old barista Samantha Koenig from a coffee stand in Anchorage on February 1, 2012, killed her, and then demanded ransom.
Murder of Melissa Jenkins
2012 · St. Johnsbury, Vermont
SingleConvicted1 victim
Melissa Jenkins, 33, a science teacher at St.
Murders of Half and Susanne Zantop
2001 · Etna (Hanover), New Hampshire
SinglePleaded guilty2 victims
On January 27, 2001, Dartmouth College professors Half and Susanne Zantop were stabbed to death in their home in Etna, New Hampshire, by two teenagers from Chelsea, Vermont, Robert Tulloch, 17, and James Parker, 16, who…