Vermont police believe they have found the body of a beloved 33-year-old science teacher who went missing on Sunday. NECN's Jack Thurston reports.
By msnbc.com news services
Vermont police?believe they have found the body of a 33-year-old school teacher who had been reported missing.
Melissa Jenkins, a single mom,?hadn't been seen since Sunday night. Monday afternoon, Vermont state police were searching along a remote road when they noticed a wooded section that appeared to have been disturbed.
After a brief search, detectives found a body in the woods.
?The body recovered this afternoon is believed to be that of Ms. Jenkins. However, a positive identification of the body will not be made until an autopsy is performed,? said an official.
Jenkins, the mother of a two-year-old boy, taught science and used to coach basketball at St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont. The boy's father, B.J. Robertson, would not comment on Jenkins' disappearance.
"She's got a real gift with students who either haven't liked science before or learning science doesn't come easy to them," headmaster Tom Lovett said. "She's got a real gift with them.
One of Jenkins' friends found her SUV Sunday night not far from her home. Investigators say the engine was still running, and her 2-year-old son was in the back seat. Jenkins was nowhere to be found.
Vermont state police say there were signs of a struggle but they wouldn't go into further detail.
After an extensive missing persons search that lasted less than 24 hours, police have now focused all of their attention on searching for Jenkins? killer.
?Although I cannot disclose the details of how the body was found, or the condition of the body, this death is considered suspicious,? said an official.
A family friend said Jenkins left her home that night to meet up and help someone out.
"She would do anything for anybody. She definitely will be greatly missed," Ron Craig, of Peacham, told the Associated Press.
Craig, who said he and his wife occasionally babysat Jenkins' son, said it's scary that police did not know if this was an isolated incident. "We've been locking our doors all the time because you just don't know what's going to happen," he said.
Police believed the crime occurred sometime between 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Sunday night.
NBC station WHDH and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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