Posted on 01/17/2010 7:15:54 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
BELLVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say five people have been found dead in a home in southeast Texas.
Sgt. Paul Faircloth with the Austin County Sheriff's Department says in a news release that one person was in custody Sunday night and was being questioned in connection with the homicides. Faircloth said those found dead at the Bellville home included four adults and one child.
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Drugs, “undocumented workers”, gangs.....maybe.
Not much info yet, but a blip from a tv station:
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/81936277.html
According to a family member, a son killed his mother, father, brother, pregnant sister and his sister’s two-year-old daughter.
Thanks for the update.
This is horrible.....
The KHOU website indicates that two other children lived at the residence but weren’t there when the deaths occurred. It apparently happened prior to 6:00 pm this afternoon as the KHOU story has a time date of 6:05PM.
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Austin-County-Sheriffs-investigate-multiple-slayings-81935142.html
Bellville is a small town where “everybody knows everybody” and they all go through the same schools. This is probably devastating to a lot of people who would rather not be named.
I worked there in 1979 and getting information wasn’t always easy. Friendly on the surface but a distrust of people they don’t know.
Cowboys offensive line?...
What’s spooky is that not too far away from there, there were several people murdered in an unsolved crime in the 80’s. Something evil is happening in central Texas...
It seems strange this report is from the Los Angeles Times.
You get the news where you can....
That’s the beauty of FR....
With that I agree. It is worth multiple subscriptions. That is why I contribute. It is cheaper and you get more.
UPDATE from the AP/Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6820768.html
But family members said the victims included 69-year-old George Washington and his wife Debra Washington, as well as his wife’s daughter, her son and her 2-year-old grandchild, according to news reports.
Katherine Washington, George Washington’s ex-wife, said she and other relatives are still trying to piece together what happened and to process the tragedy.
“It’s terrible. I can’t believe it,“ she said. “I’m still in denial. The whole family is devastated.“
Katherine Washington said she and George grew up together and were childhood sweethearts before getting married. The couple had three children together before divorcing. She described him as a good, church-going man who regularly attended services.
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Thanks...
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