Body found in Vermont identified as missing Harvard resident Mary Anderson; police search for ex-boyfriend

HARVARD — Police are searching for the ex-boyfriend of a 23-year-old Harvard woman who had been missing since the weekend and was found dead in Vermont early Tuesday morning.

Vermont State Police identified the woman found in Brattleboro as Mary Anderson, who had not been heard from since Saturday night. Anderson’s body was discovered by Brattleboro police in the navy-blue Toyota Tacoma with Massachusetts license plates that she was last seen driving.

Police are looking for Anderson’s ex-boyfriend, 34-year-old Matthew Davis of Fitchburg, as part of the investigation into her disappearance and death. He has connections to the Pittsfield area, according to Vermont State Police.

"I would consider him a person of interest who may have important details about the events that occurred here in Brattleboro," Maj. Dan Trudeau, commander of the Vermont State Police Criminal Division, said during a press conference Tuesday night.

"At this point I would consider him dangerous," Trudeau said. "I'm not saying that he's a suspect, but he is of importance to us."

Police have not released a cause of death for Anderson, pending completion of an autopsy Wednesday morning by the Vermont Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Burlington.

Earlier Tuesday, Harvard police and state police detectives assigned to the Worcester District Attorney’s Office searched an area along Still River Road (Route 110) in Harvard.

Anderson was last seen around 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Hudson, New Hampshire. Her family reported her missing at around 5 p.m. Sunday after not being able to contact her, which police said was uncharacteristic.

Anyone with information on Anderson’s disappearance should contact Harvard police at (978) 456-1212 or Vermont State Police at (802) 722-4600.

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