***Update 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018***
The Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has positively identified the victim found at 637 Bliss Road as David Thompson.
***Update 6:55 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, 2018***
The Vermont Chief Medical Examiner's Office has positively identified the victim found at 715 Bliss Road as Carol Fradette and determined the cause of her death to be blunt impact and a gunshot wound. The manner of death is homicide.
Positive identification for thevictim found at 637 Bliss Road remains pending.
The Vermont State Police investigation into this matter is continuing. Those with information are asked to call the Middlesex Barracks at 802-229-9191.
***Update 8:50 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018***
Through investigation, the Vermont State Police has preliminarily identified the victims in this incident.Confirmation of identities is pendingfurther testingfrom theChief Medical Examiner's Office in Burlington.
The preliminary identification for the victim found at637 Bliss Road is David Thompson, 48, of that address. An autopsy at the Medical Examiner's Office has determinedthe cause of deathto be multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of death is homicide.
The preliminary identification for thevictim foundat 715 Bliss Road isCarolFradette, 29, of 637 Bliss Road. Cause and manner of death remain pending.
Two dogs found deceased at 637 Bliss Road were each shot once.
The investigation into this matter is active and ongoing, and no further information is available at this time. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Vermont State Police in Middlesex at 802-229-9191.
***Initial news release, 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018***
Woodbury, Vermont – On October 30, 2018 at approximately 11:10 pm a resident of Bliss Road in Woodbury called E911 to report that the residence across the road was fully engulfed in flames. The Woodbury Fire Department responded and the residence on fire was determined to be located at 715 Bliss Road. While fighting the fire, firefighters observed that the adjacent residence, at 637 Bliss Road, was also on fire. Both residences are approximately 150 feet apart. The Woodbury Fire Department was able to extinguish both structure fires. Inside the residence at 715, firefighters discovered human remains. Inside the residence at 637 they discovered human remains and pet remains. The Woodbury Fire Department contacted the Vermont State Police and subsequently the Fire and Explosions Investigation Unit, the Major Crime Unit, and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to Woodbury.
This investigation is in it’s preliminary stages and there is limited information at this time. Work is being conducted by fire investigators to determine the origin and cause of the fire. The Crime Scene Search Team has been activated to process the scene and collect evidence. Detectives are working to determine the names of individuals who live at both residences and to identify the deceased victims. Identification of the victims and the cause and manner of their deaths will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to please contact the Vermont State Police, Middlesex, 802-229-9191. No other details are available at this time.