Man who was charged in Hinsdale double-murder died after accidental overdose | Crime

Derrick Shippee, 28, died at a relative’s home in Vernon, Vt., from an overdose of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl, according to the document released by the Vermont Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Shippee’s exact time and day of death is unknown, according to the autopsy. He was reportedly found dead in his relative’s home on April 12. Earlier that day, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office had released his identity as the suspect in the double-murder, and had cautioned the public that he could be armed.

Shippee was charged in the April 11 shooting deaths of Neal Bolster, 29, and Aaliyah Jacobs, 19, in their Hinsdale home.

The motive for the double-murder remains undisclosed at this time.

Both Shippee and Bolster were previously accused of having ties to drug activity in the area.

Shippee was arrested by Brattleboro, Vt., police in October 2017 when he was found with a loaded gun, about 3,500 bags of heroin and about $3,000 in cash, according to a report in the Brattleboro Reformer.

Bolster’s history included charges of dealing a fatal dose of drugs to a Vermont man, and attempted murder for his role in a shooting and robbery at the Chesterfield Gorge.

Hinsdale and Brattleboro, Vt., which are separated by the Connecticut River, have been a hub of drug trafficking in the Monadnock Region. Recently, police announced they had arrested 19 people on drug charges in and around the two towns. The police operation included the effort of federal law enforcement agencies in addition to local and state police in both New Hampshire and Vermont. Neither Bolster nor Shippee were charged in that sweep.