Mississippi teen accused of killing elderly couple had worked for them before shooting

Fox News ^ | July 14, 2026 | By Adam Sabes

[artichokegrower]

A teenager in Mississippi knew the elderly couple he's accused of killing before sparking a standoff with law enforcement, according to new testimony in court.

Cordarius Hobbs, 17, is charged with killing 74-year-old Billy Blair and his 71-year-old wife Virginia Carol Blair during a home break-in on June 3 in Mendenhall, Mississippi. Family members of Hobbs testified during the Thursday preliminary hearing that he knew the couple.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: blackcrime; mendenhall; murder

[artichokegrower]

Carol Blair was found in a bedroom curled in the fetal position and had three gunshots to the back of her head. Bill Blair was found lying on his back in the kitchen with three gunshot wounds to his face.

Shooting a granny three time in the back of the head

[al baby]

Yupppppp just as i thought

[Salman]

Click. Yup.

[Red Badger]

Cordarius Hobbs...................hmmmmmm...🤔

[thegagline]

Again and again and again

[Skwor]

This is why you do not take animals from the wild into your home as pets.

[z3n]

This happens a lot, although not often resulting in murder, but at least theft.

If you are older, and you need work done around your home and property, even if just landscaping and handywork, you need to vet your sources and contacts!

Also, even if you are dealing with what appears to be reputable businesses, you must realize that a lot of their employees and contractors are not thoroughly vetted and probably don’t get paid well. So be careful who you let inside and where they go when they are inside.

[dfwgator]

He tried to warn us. RIP.

[Resolute Conservative]

I am past the “fatigued” stage.

[Responsibility2nd]

“Shut up Boo Boo. You KNOW it’s them.”

[PGR88]

Just like South Africa!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

No good deed goes unpunished.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

"My grandson used to work for the man, why you gone rob a man that you work for," Newsome said.

Sadly, because he saw how much money they had and made them out to be easy marks who wouldn't put up any resistance.

[Skwor]

If Obama had a son he’d look like Cordarius.

[Midwesterner53]

Maybe all the race hos congregating in Mississippi now over the drowning death of that black teen out with his white friends will now jump on this case to get justice for the old white couple??????? Sorry, back to reality.

[Zathras]

There is a line from “Lost Boys” I just remembered.
“Don’t ever invite a vampire into your house, you silly boy. It renders you powerless.”

[bigdaddy45]

Ben Crump should be on the case any day now. I’m sure the young lad was “oppressed“ in some way.

[traderrob6]

Yogi knew.

[albie]

How quant. Another “teen”.

[SaveFerris]

Yikes 😳😳😳