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Vt. Girl's Death a Homicide: Investigators

Posted Jul 8, 08 9:40 AM CDT in US,  Crime & Courts 

(Newser) – The death of a 12-year-old Vermont girl was murder, prosecutors said yesterday, and her uncle may face the death penalty under federal kidnapping laws. A judge ordered Brooke Bennett’s uncle, who has not been charged with kidnapping but not murder, held without bail after Bennett’s body was found near his home, the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus reports.

Michael Stephen Jacques, 42, planted torn clothing near a highway to divert police, said a federal prosecutor, calling him a "danger to the community." He allegedly enlisted the help of a 14-year-old whom he had been sexually assaulting for 5 years to help him plant evidence. Bennett’s ex-stepfather, who faces charges of obstruction of justice, was also ordered held without bail.

Source Barre-Montpelier Times Argus

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Vermont AG William Sorrell answers questions July 3, 2008, in Burlington, Vt., where prosecutors announced Michael Jacques faces federal kidnapping charges in the death of Brooke Bennett.   (AP Photo/Alden Pellett)
Brooke Bennett's father, Jim Bennett, is comforted by a supporter before the start of the vigil for Brooke in Randolph Vt. on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.   (AP Photo/Glenn Russell)
In this June 30, 2008 file photo, Michael Jacques, 42, appears in Chelsea District Court in Chelsea, Vt.   (AP Photo/Stefan Hard)
This undated photo released by Vermont State Police shows Brooke Bennett.   (AP Photo/Vermont State Police)
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