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Three weeks after the murder of Kimberly Cates in her home, her family has broken their silence and issued a statement to the press.

Share + Oct 27, 2009 9:43 am US/Eastern MILFORD, N.H. Police affidavits in the slaying of a Mont Vernon woman and the attack on her 11-year-old daughter will remain private until the suspects are indicted or until Jan.

The fatal stabbing of a Mont Vernon mother and the near-fatal wounding of her daughter early on a Sunday morning - and the subsequent arrest of four Brookline and Amherst teens in connection with the attack - has left the region, not to mention the entire state, shocked.

The four teens accused of the Oct. 4 home invasion allegedly picked their victims at random, targeting the single-story Trow Road home solely for its isolation when they struck their deadly pact to kill anyone they found inside.

Sixth-grader Jaimie Cates has left the hospital and returned to her rural home where her mother was killed and the 11-year-old severely wounded during a vicious Oct.

This is a post on Steve Spader's Myspace page from Quinn Glover: Aug 11 2009 9:56 AM NORMAL FRIENDS: Never ask for FAYGO.

Share + Oct 16, 2009 1:00 pm US/Eastern MONT VERNON, N.H. At least two of four teenagers accused in a Mont Vernon, N.H., home invasion resulting in a woman's death have waived hearings as town residents met to discuss community security.

This community has been seeking answers since this month's random killing of one of its own shattered its sense of innocence.

More than 15,000 images of a candle have been "lit" electronically in support of the Cates family of Mont Vernon by those who have gone to a Web site set up by a local man deeply upset by the murder.

Energy expenses can add up quickly - for Milford they reached $1.04 million between Jan.

Despite the shocking nature of the crime, those investigating the murder of Kim Cates are following a methodical pattern examining evidence and following leads.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Stories about the murder of a Mont Vernon mother and the attempted murder of her 11-year-old daughter dominated all discussion on our online comment boards this week.

Share + Oct 8, 2009 6:43 pm US/Eastern Reporting Ron Sanders MONT VERNON, N.H. Hope survives in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire with news that the condition of Jaime Cates, the 11-year-old girl visciously attacked with a machete, as her mother was murdered in their home, is improving at Children's Hospital in Boston.

As thousands of Marine troops poured through the terminal at Pease Airport last night, there was only one that Linda Lescault of Manchester was looking for.

William Marks' grandmother had only heard the news of her grandson's arrest early Tuesday afternoon following the his arraignment at Milford District Court.

At Tobacco Haven in Brookline, N.H., you can make your own cigarettes. But the state of New Hampshire is suing the store, arguing that it is circumventing fees placed on cigarette manufacturers.

Alexys Lumibao heaved a shuddering sigh and wiped away tears while clinging to a friend Wednesday night and tried to talk about her friends during a vigil held in Mont Vernon on Wednesday.

The four teenagers accused of breaking into a home here and using a machete and a knife to butcher a mother and her 11-year-old daughter allegedly chose their victims by chance.

Share + Oct 7, 2009 9:41 pm US/Eastern Reporting Ken MacLeod MONT VERNON, N.H. 1 of 1 17-year-old Steven Spader is accused of driving the four to the house and cutting Kim Cates with a machete.

By JOSEPH G. COTE, ANDREW WOLFE and ALBERT McKEON, Staff Writers awolfe@nashuatelegraph.com , amckeon@nashuatelegraph.com Two years ago Christopher Gribble and Steven Spader were Boy Scouts.

Four teenagers set out to break into a rural home early Sunday, agreeing that if they found anyone at home, those people would have to die.

Two of the four suspects in the grisly weekend murder in Mont Vernon already had been scheduled to appear in Milford District Court this morning, on prior, unrelated charges.

Four local teens - two of them from Amherst who are seniors at Souhegan High School and two from Brookline, have been arrested in connection with the killing of Mont Vernon woman Kimberly Cates at her home on Sunday.

The Andres Institute of Art invites the public to the closing ceremony for its 11th symposium and to view the new works on an art walk.

The four sculptors at this year's Andres Institute of Art symposium are on target to have their outdoor artwork finished and installed by the time the three-week symposium closes Oct.