Topic: Michael Jacques

A Vermont man admitted Tuesday, in a deal that removed a possible death sentence, he kidnapped, raped and killed his 12-year-old niece in 2008, officials said.

A 23-year-old white man pleaded guilty to torching a predominantly black church in Massachusetts hours after Barack Obama was elected the U.S. president.

Three men were indicted Tuesday on charges they torched an under-construction black church in Massachusetts, hours after President Barack Obama won election.

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed a church in Springfield, Mass., the day after Election Day, federal officials said.

The suspect in the abduction and death of his 12-year-old niece has been indicted in Burlington, Vt., on charges that could result in a death penalty.

Hundreds of people showed up at a Vermont high school Tuesday for a wake for a 12-year-old girl found buried in a shallow grave last week.

An autopsy will be performed on the remains of a missing 12-year-old Vermont girl found in a newly dug grave, police said.

Vermont authorities have named a "person of interest" -- an uncle -- in the disappearance of a 12-year-old-girl from Braintree, Vt., officials said.