Somebody knows something Author hopes renewed interest will help solve New England cold cases By Jennifer Huberdeau Bennington College sophomore Paula Weldon went for a hike on the Long Trail on Dec. 1, 1946. She never was heard from again. Weldon, the daughter of a wealthy Connecticut industrialist, had stopped by her dorm room to change before heading out without a bag or any money. She hitched a ride from the school to nearby Woodford, where she last was seen hiking along the trail. Although she was reported missing by her roommate the next morning, it would be almost a week before authorities would become aware of her trip to the Long Trail, when an elderly couple who had been hiking that day recognized her picture in the paper. It was at this point that the Connecticut State Police became involved in the case, at the request of the governor (Vermont did not have a state police agency at the time.) Seventy-three years later, the case remains open and unsolved. Was Weldon murdered? Did she run away? Or was she another victim of the so-called Bennington Triangle?
Paula Weldon. Bennington Banner File Photo
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