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Robert Woody Woodward

Case from Brattleboro, VT dated Dec 02, 2001

Victim Details

Robert Woody Woodward

Male

White / Caucasian

Brattleboro

VT

2001-12-02

37

Robert

Woody Woodward

Substantiated

07/03/2026

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On a Sunday morning in December 2001, the peaceful atmosphere of the All Souls Church in Brattleboro, Vermont, was shattered by a series of events that would end in the tragic death of Robert 'Woody' Woodward. The 37-year-old white male, known as an activist and social worker, had entered the church in a state of agitation, claiming his life was in danger and seeking asylum. His distress escalated to the point where he produced a knife, though witness accounts differ on whether he threatened any ...
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  • Newspapers.com: FBI to probe fatal shooting by police (Robert Woodward 2001) - Newspapers.com
  • Newspapers.com: A church divided: Brattleboro shooting reverberates a year later (2002) - Newspapers.com
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