Police arrest Vermont man for murder of his estranged wife in 1993

MORRISVILLE, Vermont (WCAX) – Police have arrested a suspect in a 30-year-old murder case in Vermont.

Vermont State Police said Thursday that officers arrested Carroll Peters for the 1993 murder of his estranged wife, Cheryl Peters.

Carroll Peters, 70, of Morrisville was remanded without bail pending arraignment on Friday.

According to police, a grand jury in the state of Vermont has charged Carroll Peters with first-degree murder.

Investigators say Carroll Peters shot 42-year-old Cheryl Peters in her Morrisville home. Her body was discovered on September 2, 1993.

Police had identified Carroll Peters as a suspect in the case from the beginning, but he publicly denied any involvement in the crime. To date, he has never been charged and no suspect has ever been arrested.

In a civil trial, a jury found Carroll Peters guilty of raping Cheryl Peters two weeks before her murder and awarded her children $600,000, paid by an insurance company.

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