Update: Man In Custody In Berlin Suspicious Death Case; Children Safe

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is now involved in a suspicious death case in Berlin after the body of a woman was found in an apartment on Main Street on Thursday night.

The suspicious death investigation was connected to a statewide Amber Alert issued around 5 a.m. on Friday for Dustin Mark Duren, 37, and his two children, Elowyn Duren, 4, and Vaelyn Duren, 1, who were also missing and presumed to be in danger.

Around 10:30 a.m. Friday, state police canceled the Amber Alert, saying the children had been located. An update BOLO (be-on-the-lookout) alert to law enforcement informed police that the subject of the alert had been found and was in custody.

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According to Jeffrey Hastings, the father and children were located in Keene. The children were taken to the hospital as a precaution but did not appear injured.

The body of Caitlyn Naffziger, 31, was discovered around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, after Berlin police and state police responded to an incident at 1063 Main St. Naffziger and Duren are the parents of the two children, Michael Garrity, the director of communications for the NH AG’s Office, said.

According to investigators, Duren and the children were last seen around 8 p.m. in Berlin. He was operating a white 2017 Subaru Impreza, a four-door sedan, with a New Hampshire Veteran registration beginning with V69. The vehicle was last reportedly located in the Concord area around 10 p.m.

An autopsy will be performed on Naffziger Friday in Concord. Police in Concord, according to scanner chatter, have been fielding tips around the city, searching for the vehicle.

Anyone who may have seen Duren or the vehicle was asked to contact the police or call 911 immediately. He is believed to be “armed and dangerous,” officials said.

Anyone with non-emergency information about the case was asked to call the Berlin Police Department at 603-752-3131 and or the New Hampshire State Police Headquarters Communications at 603-223-4381.

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