Vermont teacher Melissa Jenkins was strangled and police today arrested a married couple and charged them with her death, police said.
Police, however, did not give a motive for the killing during a brief news conference this morning.
Allen Prue, 30, and Patricia Prue, 33, who are husband and wife, are scheduled to be arraigned later this morning on charges of second degree murder and improper disposal of a body.
The Prues were taken into custody early today.
"They knew Ms. Jenkins and had snow plowed her driveway a few years ago," State Police Maj. Ed Ledo said.
A search warrant is being executed at the Prues' home.
Allen Prue also worked newspaper delivery man for the Caledonian Record. The newspaper reported that Prue arrived an hour late for his shift on Sunday night, around the same time Jenkins vanished.
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Vermont Mother Possibly Found Dead After Disappearance
Watch Video Lemos heralded the work of police, citing their quick action and preservation of evidence that ultimately led to the two arrests.
The body of Jenkins, 33, from St. Johnsbury, Vt., was found on a dark Vermont road Sunday night. Her SUV was found running with her 2-year-old son Ty inside.
Jenkins' vehicle was recovered Sunday evening near signs of a struggle after a friend who had been looking for the mother contacted the police.
Residents of the town of fewer than 8,000 people, which sits roughly 40 miles from the Canadian border, were stunned after her disappearance and the discovery of the body.
"We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Ms. Jenkins, and our thoughts are with her family and friends," the lead investigator, Ssaid in a statement.
Eric Berry, 44, a cousin by marriage whose daughter is Jenkins' goddaughter, according to the AP, said that he believes Jenkins must have been rushing to someone's aid when she vanished.
"She left her house with the idea, I think, to try to help somebody," he said.
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