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Man charged with killing ex-girlfriend asks court to throw out his murder charge due to 'insufficient' evidence
Man charged with killing ex-girlfriend asks court to throw out his murder charge due to ‘insufficient’ evidence
The remains of Jessica Hildenbrandt were found near a gravel pit in Searsburg, a couple of months after she went missing in July 2019.
By Tiffany Tan
May 14, 2024, 7:33 pm
Deven Moffitt. Photo courtesy of Vermont State Police
A Bennington man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and burying her near a gravel pit is asking the court to dismiss his murder charge, saying the state’s evidence rests solely on two jailed informants.
The defendant, Deven Moffitt, 33, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Hildenbrandt in July 2019. Hildenbrandt of Ballston Spa, New York, had been missing for a couple of months when her remains were found near an old gravel pit in Searsburg — but they weren’t identified as hers until July 2020.
A medical examiner ruled that Hildenbrandt, 43, died of a homicide and, in 2022, Moffitt was charged with killing her. He has since been detained without the option to post bail.
Now, Moffitt’s attorney is asking the Bennington Superior Court to throw out his murder charge, saying the prosecution’s evidence in the case is “insufficient.”
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The remains of Jessica Hildenbrandt were found near a gravel pit in Searsburg, a couple of months after she went missing in July 2019.
By Tiffany Tan
May 14, 2024, 7:33 pm
Deven Moffitt. Photo courtesy of Vermont State Police
A Bennington man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and burying her near a gravel pit is asking the court to dismiss his murder charge, saying the state’s evidence rests solely on two jailed informants.
The defendant, Deven Moffitt, 33, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Hildenbrandt in July 2019. Hildenbrandt of Ballston Spa, New York, had been missing for a couple of months when her remains were found near an old gravel pit in Searsburg — but they weren’t identified as hers until July 2020.
A medical examiner ruled that Hildenbrandt, 43, died of a homicide and, in 2022, Moffitt was charged with killing her. He has since been detained without the option to post bail.
Now, Moffitt’s attorney is asking the Bennington Superior Court to throw out his murder charge, saying the prosecution’s evidence in the case is “insufficient.”
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