Found Deceased VT - Roberta Martin, 82, neigh went to check on her and didn't find her at home, suspicious, Enosburgh, Franklin County, 16 Jul 2024 *arrest*

[MassGuy]

If anyone could find the documents themselves, that would be fantastic.

 

[LadyL]

It is odd for DM to have so many FB accounts, and I can't make sense of why he has so many. It's not like each one is for a different "side" of him, or to communicate with different people. It's not at all organized like 'one for school, one for family, one for role-playing games, one for work,' or anything like that. He does not seem at all devious, crafty, intelligent, or calculating.

It's possible that he clutters up ten different public accounts with junk to hide talk of criminal matters in other accounts that he keeps locked down, who knows... But it seems to me that he just hops from one account to the next in a chaotic way. Sometimes he seems to get blocked by an ex and then creates a new account to publicly send messages to her. At least once, he apparently started a new account because he couldn't remember his previous username or password.

He doesn't seem to have much self-insight or a filter. He blathers on all kinds of personal stuff most people would be embarrassed to be saying publicly. In fact, when he was being held on lewd and lascivious conduct charges, and we were waiting to see if the murder charge would follow, I had a tiny bit of doubt because it seemed unlikely to me that he could manage to keep his mouth shut on FB if he'd committed a murder. He can't seem to think a thought, eat a meal, or have a conversation without posting about it on FB! He can't help telling on himself. And then he sort of did, finally, posting a not-so-cryptic post about how he was going to unalive himself so the police couldn't frame him. Obviously, he didn't follow through, because he's in custody.

lots of people that age have many accounts (just based on following cases here and looking up FB acc'ts)
most of the time there's no rhyme or reason
except forgetting passwords ...

 

[vls12345]

If anyone could find the documents themselves, that would be fantastic.

Hoping one of the news stations uploads the docs. Or someone local.

"Anonymous public users and members of the general public can view case summaries for Civil Division and Judicial Bureau cases remotely. Document viewing and access to all other public case types (criminal, family, probate and others) is available to the general public only at courthouse public access terminals."

Vermont Judiciary Public Portal

portal.vtcourts.gov

 

[TMcgee]

Re: the multiple Facebook accounts- I have a family member who’s almost constantly involved in conflict with others. They will swear off Facebook due to online conflict, only to return later with a new profile under a different name. Most recently, they’ve taken over one of our deceased relatives’ accounts and kept it under the relative’s name.

As I’ve worked with people who have diagnosed personality disorders and significant emotional disabilities- some who’ve friended me a decade later on FB, I’ve noticed the same pattern among that population. MOO.

 

[Warwick1991]

Updated news story on the murder of Ms. Martin from a Burlington, VT station: Court documents reveal chilling new details in homicide case of Enosburgh woman Roberta Martin

 

[ifindedout]

DBM

 

[61Montcalm]

What an absolute piece of garbage he is - from the article linked by Warwick 1991 above he "almost killed a dog by strangling it." That's all I need to know. Poor Roberta having lived her life as a peaceful person and contributing to the country and then this scum comes along. I hope that he gets whatever the maximum available punishment in Vermont is.

 

[Seattle1]

From your quote:
"He was also ordered not to have any contact with his partner, who is the mother of his children pending the bail review hearing."

Asking the general WS group: Is that a usual thing to be stipulated?

Yes, the no contact order is not unusual and in some states, typically includes the subject's minor children. In this case, it appears the partner is also a witness (along with her sister and grandmother).

 

[Seattle1]

If anyone could find the documents themselves, that would be fantastic.

Maybe next week the AA will surface:

The Vermont State Police worked closely throughout this investigation with the Franklin County State’s Attorney’s Office, which will handle Martell’s prosecution.

No additional information is currently available. The affidavit of probable cause will be filed with the court and made public following Martell’s arraignment. Members of the media should contact the court clerk’s office to confirm details of the hearing.

7/26/24-- VSP arrests man on charge of aggravated murder in the killing of Roberta Martin | Vermont Business Magazine

 

[Tintenbar]

new suspicious death of an elderly person in vermont: Morristown residents on edge as police investigate suspicious death of 76-year-old

 

[lesleyNOPE]

new suspicious death of an elderly person in vermont: Morristown residents on edge as police investigate suspicious death of 76-year-old

Morristown is ~1 hour from Enosburg.

 

[Inthedetails]

new suspicious death of an elderly person in vermont: Morristown residents on edge as police investigate suspicious death of 76-year-old

This seemed to have happened while the suspect in Roberta's case was behind bars on lewd behavior charges. I'm not seeing the connection - what am I missing?

jmo

 

[citizen_sleuth]

St. Albans man charged with aggravated murder of Enosburgh senior

Court paperwork states Martell broke into Martin’s home, sexually assaulted her, killed her, and then burned her body.

www.wcax.com

<snipped>
Police say Martell had been living in a trailer next door to Martin’s home when he broke in, sexually assaulted Martin, killed her, dumped her body in the woods, and tried to dispose of the remains by burning them. Investigators were able to obtain Martell’s DNA from Martin’s body, linking him to the crime.

[…]

WCAX cameras captured video of Martell talking with investigators the day after Martin was reported missing and he became an immediate person of interest in the investigation. The affidavit points to a police interview with Martell’s girlfriend, where she told them he was abusive. Others also told police they believed Martell was “for sure capable of killing someone.”

 

[nhmemorymaker]

This seemed to have happened while the suspect in Roberta's case was behind bars on lewd behavior charges. I'm not seeing the connection - what am I missing?

jmo

i sense the post was just showing harm to another elderly person in the same area....
I believe I read this man was shot.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

St. Albans man charged with aggravated murder of Enosburgh senior

Court paperwork states Martell broke into Martin’s home, sexually assaulted her, killed her, and then burned her body.

www.wcax.com

<snipped>
Police say Martell had been living in a trailer next door to Martin’s home when he broke in, sexually assaulted Martin, killed her, dumped her body in the woods, and tried to dispose of the remains by burning them. Investigators were able to obtain Martell’s DNA from Martin’s body, linking him to the crime.

[…]

WCAX cameras captured video of Martell talking with investigators the day after Martin was reported missing and he became an immediate person of interest in the investigation. The affidavit points to a police interview with Martell’s girlfriend, where she told them he was abusive. Others also told police they believed Martell was “for sure capable of killing someone.”

Just unbearbly horrible.
I had a good friend--she was raped by a drunk intruder, when she was 76 (in NH). She greatly influenced changes to the rape charges in the state of NH. She was able to crawl away to the next door neighbor because he had passed out.

Roberta never had a chance of survival with this sick monster.

 

[LookingForClues]

My Mom is 86 and lives alone. Like Roberta, she is active and of sound mind. It breaks my heart, what happened to Roberta. Her family must be so devastated. I can't imagine how I would ever sleep again if this happened to my Mom. Those of us with older parents who can live independently never think it's anything but a blessing. We think they'll eventually die peacefully in their sleep. We never imagine they'll die at the hands of another. I am fighting off tears right now, just typing this.