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A large, rectangular office building with many windows, an American flag outside, cars and a blue bus parked nearby, and a partly cloudy sky overhead.
Posted inPublic Safety

‘Nobody said no:’ Judge gives hitman 16 years and co-conspirator less prison time in murder-for-hire plot

by Alice Finno and Alan J. Keays September 26, 2025, 8:09 pmSeptember 26, 2025, 8:17 pm
A man wearing a white hat and white shirt sits in an airplane seat, looking at the camera.
Posted inPublic Safety

‘Hitman’ details fatal shooting of Vermont man as prosecution rests in murder-for-hire case

by Alan J. Keays April 7, 2025, 5:34 pmApril 7, 2025, 6:56 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

3rd defendant reaches plea deal in murder-for-hire plot that killed Danville man 

by Alan J. Keays March 13, 2024, 7:47 pmMarch 14, 2024, 3:12 pm
A six-story office building with rectangular windows and a flagpole with an American flag in front. The sky is partially cloudy.
Posted inCaledonia County, Northeast Kingdom, Public Safety, Regional

Killer in Danville murder-for-hire plot changes plea to guilty

by Patrick Crowley and VTD Editor June 9, 2023, 6:39 pmJune 9, 2023, 6:39 pm
Posted inCaledonia County, Public Safety

3 men deny latest charges in cross-country murder-for-hire plot carried out in Vermont

by Alan J. Keays December 29, 2022, 5:14 pmDecember 29, 2022, 5:14 pm
A man wearing a white hat and white shirt sits in an airplane seat, looking at the camera.
Posted inCaledonia County, Public Safety

Prosecutors: Promise of big profits, along with fake bank letters, led up to a Danville man’s death

by Alan J. Keays December 19, 2022, 7:05 pmDecember 19, 2022, 7:05 pm
A man wearing a white hat and white shirt sits in an airplane seat, looking at the camera.
Posted inCaledonia County, Public Safety

Accused leader of murder-for-hire plot denies criminal charges

by Alan J. Keays October 4, 2022, 5:44 pmOctober 4, 2022, 5:58 pm
Posted inCaledonia County, Public Safety

3rd suspect appears in Vermont federal court in murder-for-hire case, ordered detained

by Alan J. Keays July 29, 2022, 4:16 pmAugust 1, 2022, 8:42 am
A six-story office building with rectangular windows and a flagpole with an American flag in front. The sky is partially cloudy.
Posted inCaledonia County, Public Safety

Nevada man enters plea deal in Vermont murder-for-hire case, faces up to 27 years in prison

by Alan J. Keays July 22, 2022, 4:32 pmOctober 27, 2024, 11:45 pm
Posted inCaledonia County, Public Safety

1 of 4 suspects in Vermont murder-for-hire case reaches plea deal

by Alan J. Keays July 18, 2022, 6:13 pmJuly 29, 2022, 3:15 pm
A six-story office building with rectangular windows and a flagpole with an American flag in front. The sky is partially cloudy.
Posted inCaledonia County, Northeast Kingdom, Public Safety, Regional

Accused hitman in murder-for-hire plot denies federal charge, ordered detained

by Alan J. Keays June 2, 2022, 5:07 pmOctober 27, 2024, 11:45 pm
A man wearing a white hat and white shirt sits in an airplane seat, looking at the camera.
Posted inCaledonia County, Public Safety

Prosecutors allege cover-up of multimillion-dollar fraud was motive for Vermont man’s murder

by Alan J. Keays and Tiffany Tan May 31, 2022, 2:23 pmJune 1, 2022, 11:26 am
Posted inCaledonia County, Public Safety

2 more arrests far from Vermont in a murder-for-hire case

by Alan J. Keays and Tiffany Tan May 25, 2022, 6:47 pmMay 26, 2022, 6:45 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

Nevada man is 2nd person charged in 2018 kidnapping of Danville resident later found shot to death

by Tiffany Tan April 19, 2022, 7:24 pmApril 20, 2022, 9:29 am

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