Burlington News Online
November 4
Local professor Dr. Irene Fenton from the University of Vermont’s history department died in a house fire yesterday evening. Dr. Fenton, who lived on Pearl Street, was a twenty-two-year member of the faculty and the author of several books, including Truly Devious: The Ellingham Murders. The blaze began around 9 p.m. and was believed to have originated in the kitchen.
Dr. Fenton’s nephew, who lived with her, sustained minor injuries in the blaze. . . .