Identified! VT - Searsburg, WhtFem, 25-50, found in woods, Sept 2019 -Jessica Hildenbrandt *Arrest*

[Romulus]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Skelatal remains found in wooded area. Suspicious circumstances.

 

[Melt71]

Same set of remains? Same street "Somerset Rd Searsburg" as listed in Namus
www.wcax.com/content/news/Vt-police-investigating-discovery-of-human-remains-560886471.html?fbclid=IwAR1IncSHUsAPb2IzObYNGcYe6_EfHh4-vCOtLJiv_cmLJ0NN6c3kKknSobo

 

[PayrollNerd]

Not much to go on other than adult white female with light brown hair and a clear stone stud earring. Interesting that they only mention 1 earring. Vermont is so small that this UID could have come from any number of surrounding states.

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number -- ME/C Case Number 2019-1253

Demographics
Sex Female
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Possible First Name --
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years) 25-50
Estimated Year of Death 2017-2018
Estimated PMI 2 Years
Height 5' 1"-5' 5" (61-65 inches), Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate

Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found September 17, 2019
NamUs Case Created September 30, 2019
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
Location Searsburg, Vermont 05363
County Bennington County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped) Somerset Rd, Searsburg, VT GPS 42.9215 -72.9728
Circumstances of Recovery Skeletal remains found in wooded area. Suspicious circumstances

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains --
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Physical Description
Hair Color Other
Head Hair Description light brown hair color
Body Hair Description --
Facial Hair Description --
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description

Clothing and Accessories
Item Description
Jewelry clear stone stud earring
Near the Body

 

[PayrollNerd]

Same set of remains? Same street "Somerset Rd Searsburg" as listed in Namus
www.wcax.com/content/news/Vt-police-investigating-discovery-of-human-remains-560886471.html?fbclid=IwAR1IncSHUsAPb2IzObYNGcYe6_EfHh4-vCOtLJiv_cmLJ0NN6c3kKknSobo

That must be the same UID unless the bones were so scattered that there were two locations. They found what appeared to be a human jawbone.

SEARSBURG, Vt. (WCAX) Vermont state police are investigating the discovery of remains in Searsburg.

Someone contacted police Tuesday to report finding what he believed was a human jawbone at a gravel pit on Somerset Road.

The bone was taken to the chief medical examiner's office in Burlington for further examination.

Police are now searching the area where that bone was found and the investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with possible information in the case is asked to call state police at the Shaftsbury barracks at 802-442-5421.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

After some light searching-
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Rough match, car found roughly 45 mins from Searsburg, height matches, hair color matches

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Searsburg Jane Doe has been identified as Jessica Hildenbrandt from Ballston Spa, NY.

VSP Press Releases: UPDATE: Shaftsbury Barracks / Discovery of human remains

UPDATE: Shaftsbury Barracks / Discovery of human remains









VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at 10:25 a.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION: Searsburg
INCIDENT: Discovery of human remains

VICTIM: Jessica Hildenbrandt
AGE: 43
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Ballston Spa, New York


SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
Investigators with the Vermont State Police have successfully identified the victim whose remains were found last year in Searsburg.

Utilizing DNA analysis and extensive investigative work, police are now able to positively identify the victim as Jessica Hildenbrandt, 43, of Ballston Spa, New York. Ms. Hildenbrandt, also known as “Red,” spent considerable time in Vermont, especially in and around Bennington. She was last in touch with her family in July 2019.

Police initially were called to investigate the discovery of a jawbone that appeared to be human located at a gravel pit on Somerset Road. Subsequent investigation located additional human remains at the site.

The Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the manner of Ms. Hildenbrandt’s death a homicide, and the cause is currently undetermined.

ETA: Additional links.

Vermont homicide victim identified as Ballston Spa woman

Remains of Capital Region woman found in Vermont gravel pit

Ballston Spa woman identified in Vermont after remains found in gravel pit

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest peacefully, Jessica.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Searsburg Jane Doe has been identified as Jessica Hildenbrandt from Ballston Spa, NY.

VSP Press Releases: UPDATE: Shaftsbury Barracks / Discovery of human remains

UPDATE: Shaftsbury Barracks / Discovery of human remains







VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at 10:25 a.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION: Searsburg
INCIDENT: Discovery of human remains

VICTIM: Jessica Hildenbrandt
AGE: 43
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Ballston Spa, New York


SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
Investigators with the Vermont State Police have successfully identified the victim whose remains were found last year in Searsburg.

Utilizing DNA analysis and extensive investigative work, police are now able to positively identify the victim as Jessica Hildenbrandt, 43, of Ballston Spa, New York. Ms. Hildenbrandt, also known as “Red,” spent considerable time in Vermont, especially in and around Bennington. She was last in touch with her family in July 2019.

Police initially were called to investigate the discovery of a jawbone that appeared to be human located at a gravel pit on Somerset Road. Subsequent investigation located additional human remains at the site.

The Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the manner of Ms. Hildenbrandt’s death a homicide, and the cause is currently undetermined.

ETA: Additional links.

Vermont homicide victim identified as Ballston Spa woman

Remains of Capital Region woman found in Vermont gravel pit

Ballston Spa woman identified in Vermont after remains found in gravel pit

Glad to see she has her name and what an amazing job on the likeness of her. I hope her family gets justice quickly.

And boom, there it is......

Remains of Capital Region woman found in Vermont gravel pit
Snips:
Hildenbrandt, who troopers said was known by the nickname "Red," spent significant time in the Bennington area. Her two Facebook pages indicate an ex-boyfriend lived there.

On April 1, 2019 she posted an apology on Facebook to people she "hurt through my insane toxic relationship." Her final Facebook post was on July 7, 2019.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Remains Found In Vermont Gravel Pit Whose Identification matched To A Missing New York Mom - Andover Leader

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Man arrested 3 years after remains of woman who said she "feared for her life" found in Vermont

Deven Moffitt, 32, was taken into custody on a second-degree murder charge in the death of 43-year-old Jessica Hildenbrandt.

www.cbsnews.com

Man arrested 3 years after remains of woman who said she "feared for her life" found in Vermont​

Vermont State Police have arrested a man on a murder charge in the 2019 death of a woman following the identification of her remains. The arrest comes three years after the woman told authorities "she feared for her life."

Deven Moffitt, 32, of Bennington, was taken into custody on a second-degree murder charge on Wednesday in the death of 43-year-old Jessica Hildenbrandt, police said in a news release.

 

[cvaldez1975]

suspects fb

Deven Moffitt

Deven Moffitt is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with Deven Moffitt and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.

www.facebook.com

 

[chatnoir#1]

What a terrible story. So sorry for her and her family.

Police: 2.5-year hunt for a killer ended Wednesday in Bennington

 

[Melt71]

OMG that’s an awful, awful story and he sounds like a very bad man. How horrific.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Citing “a regrettable oversight” by the prosecution, a superior court judge last week denied the state’s request to delay the murder trial of a Bennington man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2019 pending more DNA tests, prompting the prosecutor to dismiss the case.

The judge’s decision, less than a week before the trial was set to begin, came eight months after a defense lawyer for Deven Moffitt asked the court to throw out his second-degree murder charge, citing insufficient evidenc

DNA issues prompt dismissal of Bennington man’s murder case - VTDigger

The remains discovered in Searsburg in 2019 were not officially confirmed by the state medical examiner’s office as belonging to the victim, according to court documents filed last week.

vtdigger.org

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Court documents obtained by NBC5 this week confirm the dismissal of the murder charge in Bennington Superior Court

Murder charge dismissed against Bennington man accused of killing girlfriend

Deven Moffitt, of Bennington, was arrested back in June 2022 in the death of 43-year-old Jessica Hildenbrandt, of Ballston Spa, NY.

www.mynbc5.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“This is not a case of the State acting in bad faith in causing the error in which it seeks more time to cure with additional evidence,” the judge wrote. “Nonetheless, the State’s error is due to its regrettable oversight that should have been identified and cured during its trial preparation for the May jury trial date, and given that trial continuance, well before December 31, 2024.”

DNA issues prompt dismissal of Vermont man’s murder case

Citing “a regrettable oversight” by the prosecution, a superior court judge last week denied the state’s request to delay the murder trial of a Bennington man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2019 pending more DNA tests, prompting the prosecutor to dismiss the case.

www.vnews.com

 

[Izzylizzy]

Court documents obtained by NBC5 this week confirm the dismissal of the murder charge in Bennington Superior Court

Murder charge dismissed against Bennington man accused of killing girlfriend

Deven Moffitt, of Bennington, was arrested back in June 2022 in the death of 43-year-old Jessica Hildenbrandt, of Ballston Spa, NY.

www.mynbc5.com

Dismiss "without prejudice" was changed to "with prejudice"

'Missteps with evidence bring dispute over murder trial to Supreme Court '​

'Vermont Superior Court Judge Kerry McDonald-Cady ruled to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning Moffitt can’t be tried on the same charges again. The decision has already been appealed.'

Missteps with evidence bring dispute over murder trial to Supreme Court - VTDigger

Vermont Superior Court Judge Kerry McDonald-Cady ruled to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning Moffitt can’t be tried on the same charges again. The decision has already been appealed.

vtdigger.org