This supposedly quiet town has had two suspicious deaths within days of each other, 15 miles apart connected by water way.
Let me go way out on a limb here and suggest that the Dermond perpetrator was someone well known to the community and that he had been responsible for the death of Vicki Stephens. Perhaps the Dermonds confronted the perp about Vicki Stephens having some knowledge of the perps motive or actions?
"The body of a south Putnam County woman found in Lake Sinclair Thursday evening was discovered by family members, Detective Terrell Abernathy of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
Vicki Stephens, 50, was found "not far from the dock of her residence" at 109 Flat Rock Circle at about 8 p.m., according to the PCSO reports. Authorities were called at about 7:41 p.m.
"While we were on our way there, the family found her off the dock in about 7 feet of water," Abernathy said Friday afternoon. He said one of Stephens' friends reported she had spoken with her at about lunchtime Thursday.
Stephens had worked as a real estate agent in the area for several years.
A neighbor called the sheriffs office and said Stephens had not been seen since Thursday morning. Her personal belongings were found on the dock, according to the report of the call.
Abernathy said an autopsy of the body was scheduled Friday, and he had not received a report."
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