Seventy seven year old Honoree Fleming of Castleton, Vermont was slain by a gunshot wound to her head on Thursday, October 5th on a hiking trail near the Vermont State University Castleton Campus. She was a former Dean at the Universit and was the wife of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Powers.
The incident occurred on the Rail Trail near 1660 South Street in Castleton. There is a potential suspect who was described as a white male around five foot ten inches, with short dark hair, had a dark gray t-shirt and was carrying a black backpack. The Vermont State Police ask anyone on the rail trail around this time who may have observed the male to call the Vermont State Police.
If you have any information about this case, contact the Vermont State Police at 802-773-9101. Tips can be submitted anonymously https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
Sources: https://vtstatepolice.blogspot.com/2023/10/vermont-state-police-identify-victim-of.html
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/us/honoree-fleming-castleton-vermont-killing/index.html
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