Brandon woman charged with double stabbing linked to unsolved brother's death
Tamara Stone, 51, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder after stabbing her sister and father in Brandon, Vermont. Court documents also connect her to an unsolved 2025 shooting death.
Brandon stabbing suspect tied to brother's suspicious death in Vermont
A 51-year-old Brandon woman appeared virtually in Rutland court Monday and pleaded not guilty to attempted second-degree murder and aggravated domestic assault, wcax.com reports, following a double stabbing that triggered a multi-day search across Rutland County last week.
Tamara Stone is being held without bail pending a weight-of-the-evidence hearing in Rutland.
Court documents state that Stone's family had gathered at a trailer on Triangle Court in Brandon on Thursday. Investigators say Stone asked her sister, Dawn, to help fix a leak inside the property. As Dawn bent down, Stone allegedly stabbed her in the back with a large kitchen knife before turning on their father, Norman Bailey, 76, stabbing him 12 times in the back, arms, and chest.
Dawn was transported by ambulance to Rutland Regional Medical Center and has since been discharged. Norman was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center; his current condition was not immediately available.
Stone fled the scene after the attack. Approximately 48 hours later she returned to Triangle Court, called 911, and surrendered to police early Saturday morning. Both attempted murder charges carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Rutland County State's Attorney Ian Sullivan said investigators are still working to establish what prompted the attack. "The affidavit of probable cause describes some level of motivation related to the defendant's perceptions of the victims and her involvement in their life," Sullivan told wcax.com.
Court documents also allege that Stone may be connected to the unsolved death of her brother, Brian Bailey, 46, who was found shot dead on May 24, 2025, at his home on Champearl Road. State police have described his death as suspicious but have not classified it as a homicide, and no arrests have been made in that case.
According to the documents, Stone's sister told police that Stone stated, "Brian was first — you and dad are second." The documents note, however, that Stone never admitted to killing Bailey.
Sullivan said prosecutors are actively pursuing that line of inquiry. "Certainly the death of Brian Bailey remains an unsolved homicide that police officers and prosecutors from my office are evaluating and looking to bring to a just resolution," he said.
No charges have been filed in connection with Bailey's death.
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