The horse farm where a woman is accused of killing and incinerating a man is vacant, but people have been trespassing on the property and breaking into the house, taking souvenirs such as jewelry and dishes, police said Wednesday.
Epping police say they've been called back more than a dozen times at the former residence of Sheila LaBarre, who was charged last year with first-degree murder in the death of Kenneth Countie, 24.
"There's been some vandalism on the property, both outside and inside the residence," Epping Police Chief Gregory Dodge said. "Some of the windows of the vehicles you see have been broken out."
Investigators searched the farm last year; court documents said investigators found human bones in a Wal-Mart bag, bone fragments in a burn pile and Countie's blood in LaBarre's house.
Last year, Countie's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against LaBarre and asked a judge to freeze her assets up to $10 million, including the 115-acre horse farm and cash. The request was granted.
Dodge said four juveniles have been convicted and fined on trespassing charges.
"It's the curiosity factor," Dodge said of people who disobey the "no trespassing" signs on the property. "They want to see where this incident took place."
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