Trial Date Set for Suspects in 2018 Vermont Murder-for-Hire Case

Two men accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of a Vermont man will face trial in September.

Serhat Gumrukcu and Berk Eratay, charged with wire fraud in connection to a murder-for-hire plot, will stand trial on September 23.
The plot led to the 2018 abduction and killing of Gregory Davis, 49, of Danville, Vermont.
Jerry Banks, who admitted to abducting and killing Davis, changed his plea to guilty last year.
The murder plot began over a fraudulent oil deal that Davis threatened to report to the FBI.
A fourth person, Aren Lee Ethridge, has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.