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Police identified them Tuesday as Brian Crossman, 46, a
selectboard member in Pawlet; Erica Crossman, 41; and Colin
Taft, 13. The town of about 1,400 people is near the New York
state line.
They were found dead Sunday, Vermont State Police said in a news
release Tuesday. All three deaths were ruled homicides.
Police said their investigation was active and no one was in
custody.
Members of the Pawlet selectboard, who are elected by residents
to oversee town expenditures and enact ordinances, held their
regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night. Crossman's seat was
vacant and there were flowers at his place at the table.
Mike Beecher, chairperson of the five-member board, read a
statement: “Brian Crossman was a friend and neighbor, a
hardworking community member who just this year stepped up to
join the Pawlet Selectboard.
"This tragedy that struck him and his family has also hit our
community hard, and we are shaken and grieving. Our hearts go
out to everyone affected by this devastating loss.”
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