VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 25A3007394
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Trooper Robert Lemnah
STATION: Berlin Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-229-9191
DATE/TIME: 10/21/25 1440 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Good Samaritan House, Berlin, VT
MISSING PERSON: Sherilynn Cote
AGE: 44
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: No fixed address
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
At about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, the Vermont State Police received a report of abandoned property at The Pines in Waitsfield, VT. Property was identified as belonging to Sherilynn Cote, 44, who has no fixed address but is known to have ties to the Berlin area. While attempting to make contact with Cote, troopers learned she had not been seen since Aug. 2 after leaving the Good Samaritan House in Berlin.
The Vermont State Police is looking to make contact with Cote and asking anyone who might have seen her to contact the police. Cote is white, 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighing 90 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. A picture is attached to this release.
At this time, there are no indications that Cote is in immediate danger or missing under suspicious circumstances, but there are concerns for her welfare.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call VSP Berlin at 802-229-9191 or leave an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
Det. Trooper Robert Lemnah
Vermont State Police
Bureau of Criminal Investigations - Berlin
578 Paine Turnpike North
Berlin, VT 05602
802-229-9191