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Vermont State Police Following further investigation, the Vermont State Police has arrested Victoria Griffin, 29, of Randolph on suspicion of second-degree murder related to a stabbing that occurred Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020.
The victim is identified as Concepcion Cruz, 44, of Randolph. Cruz and Griffin were in a relationship and lived in the Park Street home where the incident occurred. Four children related to Cruz and Griffin between the ages of 12 and 16 were in the home when the stabbing took place. They were uninjured and are now in the care of relatives.
An autopsy Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington determined the cause of Cruz’s death was a stab wound to the upper torso, and the manner of death was homicide.
Police investigating man’s death in Randolph; woman in custody
Victoria Griffin, 29, of Randolph is seen in this booking photo taken Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, at the Vermont State Police Barracks in Royalton.
Vermont State Police investigators leave the scene in Randolph, Vt., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, where Concepcion “Coco” Cruz, of Randolph, was allegedly stabbed by Victoria Griffin at his home Saturday afternoon. Cruz died later at Gifford Medical Center. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Shawn Hickok, of Randolph, Vt., is overwhelmed with emotion Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, while he and his partner Melinda Somers remember their friend and neighbor Concepcion “Coco” Cruz, of Randolph, Vt., who died Saturday after being stabbed. He was a reformed man, Hickok said of Cruz. He worked with the State of Vermont with the recovery centers helping people getting so