Posted on 05/08/2014 11:11:05 AM PDT by Dallas59
The Georgia couple is described as "sweet as can be," and authorities are scrambling to unravel the mystery of how Russell Dermond, 88, was killed and then reportedly decapitated, and his 87-year-old wife disappeared.
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is treating Shirley Dermond's disappearance from the Eatonton home -- where her husband was found dead Tuesday -- as an abduction, Sheriff Howard Sills said in a statement.
Police suspect that Russell Dermond was killed between Friday and Sunday.
The Dermonds' friends hadn't heard from them in days and went to their home in the upscale, gated, lakeside Great Waters community, where they found in the garage "what we are virtually certain is the body of 88-year-old Russell Dermond," Sills said.
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Book haram?
Boko haram ?
GA FReeper ping. This is ugly.
My three are Carolina Curb Setters.
These old folks seemingly were targeted murders. The dead man’s history will most likely reveal some cause for a murder’s vicious vengeance.
I do too.
Doper I could get. Grand kid I can’t. Decapitating is some really sick twisted crap or just outright hate.
It’s not enough. Going to get to the point where we need concertina wire over a fougasse pit, punjii stick traps, and remote-detonated claymore mines around the perimeter of your house.
BTW, while Reynolds is a gated community, there is no guard to stop someone from just driving into the area, most of the time. If a croquet match or riding event or golfing event is going, then the entry is guarded/controlled.
Dude! You mean you don’t already have that arrangement? Prep man, prep!
Most serial killers are in fact NOT amish.
Sounds like the Drug Cartel sending a message to one of these poor people’s kids or grandkids who are mixed up in drugs. They will kill your whole family and think nothing of it.
Did someone say this was a serial killing?
the drug angle could be viable...but I suspect the elders were simply collateral damage from some grandson’s drug dealing....like, we’re going to kill these people and we’ll bring you the proof, etc...
the thought of a bigger fence etc is fetching, but if you build a fort that no one can get into, HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET IT?.....you need to have open access to get out as well if SHTF..
You position these 'sally ports' in locations that give maximum chance to flank the enemy's likeliest direction of assault.
In a typical American home, this may be a side door leading from the garage to the front or back yard. These doors are often the portals into your home that home breakers/burglars/invaders use to gain access, so fortify them with deadbolt locks, a decorative metal security door fastened with lag bolts into the frame, or at a minimum a door brace.
Yes, it was a Terrible Tragedy. Fortunately, my tea cup love puppies were back guarding the estate, so I still have them.
Thank God for the tiny pups! Sometimes they are the best watch dogs. The best “watch” dog I have ever had is totally blind. He is a 15 lb JRT and he “hears” everything and lets me know about it!
Weird case....
My best guess: follow the money. Who profits by their death/disappearance.
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