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ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others near
an old logging road - 15 May 1935
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:22 am
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On 05-15-1935 the skeletal remains of three persons were found
off of an old logging road in East Middlebury, Vermont. The
location has recently been identified as off of Burnham Drive, a
road that did not exist at the time. The three skeletons found
together were of a female age 35 to 45, a juvenile teen age 13
to 15 and a child age 9 to 11.
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Re: ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others n
ear an old logging road - 15 May 193
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:25 am
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Re: ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others n
ear an old logging road - 15 May 193
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:29 am
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NamUs UP # 13507
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ME/C Case Number: 15MB000503
Addison County, Vermont
9 to 11 year old White
Case Report - NamUs UP # 13507
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 15MB000503
Date found May 15, 1935 16:30
Date created February 10, 2015 13:09
Date last modified March 23, 2017 10:34
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Name Steven Shapiro
Agency
Phone (802) 863-7320
Case Manager
Name Kris Bowdish
Phone 802-388-3191
Demographics
Estimated age PreAdolescent
Minimum age 9 years
Maximum age 11 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Unsure
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 52, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Probable year of death 1932 to 1934
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates 43.9952105 -73.0901158
Address 1 Burnham Drive
Address 2
City Middlebury
State Vermont
Zip code 05753
County Addison
Circumstances
On 05-15-1935 the skeletol remains of three persons were found
off of an old logging road in East Middlebury, Vermont. The
location has recently been identified as off of Burnham Drive, a
road that did not exist at the time. The three skeletons found
together were of a female age 35 to 45, a juvenile teen age 13
to 15 and a child age 9 to 11.
Physical
Hair color Unknown or Completely Bald
Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing
Eye description
No other distinctive body features
Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Clothing and Accessories
Other items found
with body
pearl buttons (similar to those used on pajamas at the time),
feathers (possibly from a pillow) and a canvas awning with wheel
pulleys still attached.
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and will be
entered later
DNA
Status: Complete - Insufficient DNA for profiling
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Re: ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others n
ear an old logging road - 15 May 193
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:32 am
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2517UMVT - Unidentified Male
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Date of Discovery: May 15, 1935
Location of Discovery: Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
Estimated Date of Death: 1932 to 1934
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete
skeleton
Cause of Death: Homicide by gunshot wound to the head
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 9-11 years old
Race: White
Gender: Unknown, presumed male
Height: 4'3" to 4'5", Estimated
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not available - Insufficient DNA for profiling
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Pearl buttons (similar to those used
on pajamas at the time), feathers (possibly from a pillow), rope
fragments, a blanket, and a green and buff-colored canvas awning
with wheel pulleys still attached.
Circumstances of Discovery
On May 15, 1935, the skeletal remains of three persons were
found off of a remote, old, logging road leading to the
Brookins/Blackmer hunting camp in East Middlebury, Vermont. A
woman named Grace Dague and her daughter, Inez Perry Masterson,
were looking for flowers in the forest when they stumbled upon
the skeletal remains of the three murder victims. The victims
had been there for some time; a small tree root, about a 1/2 -
3/4" thick, had grown over the leg of one of the victims. Each
victim had been killed with a shot to the head, most likely with
a Colt automatic which fires .38 caliber bullets. It is
suspected that they were dumped in that location as far back as
November 1932, based on the testimony of Edward Munso, who was
hunting in the area and "missed his deer because just then he
detected a terrible odor," but didn't investigate further.
The location recently has been identified as off of Burnham
Drive, a road that did not exist at the time. The three
skeletons found together were of a female, age 35 to 45, a
juvenile teen age 13 to 15, and a child age 9 to 11 years old.
The DNA of the middle child and the adult female (despite being
listed as "insufficient") suggested a parent-to-child
relationship, whereas this victim's DNA could not be analyzed.
However, they are believed to be related to one another.
Harvard anthropologists George Woodbury and Earnest A. Hooton
suspected at the time that the victims were of Armenian descent
with "skillful and costly dental work." The anthropologists also
wrongly thought that this was the remains of a Mrs. Cora Golden
and her two children who were missing from Milton, Vermont in
1923. Instead, Mrs. Golden and her son had run off with a local
farmhand, Joseph Carter, and started a new life. Her daughter
had been discovered with an adoptive family in Hartford,
Connecticut.
Please note: all cases in which the gender of the victim is
unknown are assigned and filed as male.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Vermont State Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Steven Shapiro
Agency Phone Number: (802) 863-7320
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 15MB000503
NCIC Case Number: Not entered
NamUs Case Number: 13507
NCMEC Case Number: 1244456
Information Source(s)
NamUs
NCMEC
Sun Community News
NCMEC: The Art of Forensics at the New York Academy of Art
(YouTube)
The Harvard Crimson (1/6/38)
The Burlington Free Press (10/30/16)
Hutchinson News Herald (12/17/50)
Bluefield Daily Telegraph (12/16/50)
Admin Notes
Added: 2/14/15; Last Updated: 7/22/17
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Re: ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others n
ear an old logging road - 15 May 193
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:32 am
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HTML http://www.ctcoldcases.com/vermont.html
Family Murder? Who Were They?
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It is perhaps one of the oldest cold cases in Vermont's history.
In June of 1935, three human skeletons were discovered near
Route 116 in the town of East Middlebury. They were an adult
female possibly around the age of 45 and a two children, male
around 14-16 years of age and a female around 10 years of age.
To date, their identities have never been established. It is
presumed that they may have come from some affluence as the male
child had several thousands of dollars of unfinished dental work
done on his mouth. According to news reports a hunter reported a
terrible odor in the area back in 1932. It is possible that the
victims were family members and killed back then. Two of the
bodies were laid out next to each other while the third was
place on top of them at a right angle. The area was found off of
a hillside trail in an area that did not see much human traffic.
and police believed at the time that the three were murdered
elsewhere. The three had been slain by a gunshot wound to the
head by a .38 caliber type of weapon. Found near the victims was
a striped awning, old automobile curtains and a woolen blanket.
Over the years, it's been theorized that the victims may have
been Eastern European Jewish, Turkish or even Syrian. It is
unknown if the case is still being investigated by the Vermont
State Police.
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Re: ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others n
ear an old logging road - 15 May 193
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:34 am
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Addison County Jane Doe (1935)
Addison County Jane Doe was a woman found shot to death
alongside two children, Addison County John Doe and Addison
County Doe.
Her skeletal remains were were found off of an old logging road
in East Middlebury, Vermont, along with a male skeleton around
the age of 9-11, and unknown skeleton around the age of 13-15.
The location has recently been identified as off of Burnham
Drive, a road that did not exist at the time. Her cause of death
was a gunshot wound to the head, and she possibly died around
1932-34.
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Re: ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others n
ear an old logging road - 15 May 193
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:36 am
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Vermont
Addison County victims
The skeletonized remains of three individuals, a female, a male
child and a teenager, whose sex remains undetermined, were
discovered in Middlebury, Vermont on May 15, 1935. Each victim
was shot in the head one to three years before they were
discovered. The adult female's DNA showed she may have been the
mother of the teenage victim, but testing of the youngest victim
was inconclusive. The female was estimated to be between
thirty-five and forty-five, the middle victim at thirteen to
fifteen and the youngest victim was nine to eleven. At the
scene, feathers from a pillow, pearl buttons presumed to belong
to pajamas and an awning were found along with the human
remains. The oldest and youngest victims were reconstructed in
2015.
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Re: ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others n
ear an old logging road - 15 May 193
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:44 am
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In June of 1935, three human skeletons were discovered near
Route 116 in the town of East Middlebury.
VT-116, Middlebury, VT 05753
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Re: ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others n
ear an old logging road - 15 May 193
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:45 am
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Re: ADDISON COUNTY UNKNOWN DOE: W, 9-11, found with two others n
ear an old logging road - 15 May 193
By: Akoya Date: June 12, 2020, 8:49 am
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Addison County Jane Doe (1935)
Addison County Jane Doe was a woman found shot to death
alongside two children, Addison County John Doeand Addison
County Doe.
Case
Her skeletal remains were were found off of an old logging road
in East Middlebury, Vermont, along with a male skeleton around
the age of 9-11, and unknown skeleton around the age of 13-15.
The location has recently been identified as off of Burnham
Drive, a road that did not exist at the time. Her cause of death
was a gunshot wound to the head, and she possibly died around
1932-34.
Clothing & accessories
Pearl buttons (similar to those used on pajamas at the time)
Feathers (possibly from a pillow)
Canvas awning with wheel pulleys still attached
Addison County Jane Doe
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Sex Female
Race White
Location East Middlebury, Vermont
Found May 15, 1935
Unidentified for 82 years
Postmortem interval 1 - 3 years
Body condition Skeletal
Age approximation 35-40
Height approximation 5'2
Weight approximation N/A
Cause of death Gunshot (homicide)
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