Infant strangled; mother and boyfriend give conflicting statements

Karsen Rickert in a photograph posted to Abigail Wood’s Facebook account.WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Vermont State Police say the death earlier this year of an 11-month-old boy from Ludlow has been ruled a homicide, with the cause of death determined to be asphyxiation from strangulation or smothering.
While police are tight-lipped about their ongoing investigation, including if they have any suspect or suspects, a police affidavit filed in support of a search warrant application in the c