Ep 41: Fern Feather’s Killer Faced Life in Prison — Then Walked Out on Probation

Fern Feather was known as a kind, free spirit. Someone who loved birds, flowers, animals, and making the people around her feel seen.

In April 2022, Fern stopped to help a man who was hitchhiking in Vermont. Within days, she was gone.

The man who admitted to stabbing Fern, Seth Brunell, was charged with second-degree murder and faced a possible life sentence. But nearly three years later, after the trial finally began, the case suddenly unraveled. Instead of a murder conviction, Fern’s killer was released on probation.

This is the story of Fern Feather, who she was, what happened to her, and how a case that once carried the possibility of life in prison ended with no additional prison time.

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