At a hearing and in court filings, a federal prosecutor in Vermont cited connections between the defendant, Teresa Youngblut, and people linked to other murder investigations.

A Washington state woman has been ordered held without bail in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.

The weapon that killed Agent David Maland last week in northern Vermont was bought by a person of interest in a double murder two years ago in Delaware County, state police say.