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A church official said it may be impossible to understand why a couple were slain in their home Sunday, saying "only God knows the purpose of this." Michael and Cathryn Borden were killed allegedly by their daughter's 18-year-old boyfriend. Police say David Ludwig shot the Bordens in the head and fled to Indiana with their 14-year-old daughter, Kara Beth. He was captured there Tuesday following a high-speed chase and was flown back to Lancaster County to face murder and kidnapping charges. Prosecutors may seek the death penalty against him. Ludwig was jailed without bail and a preliminary hearing was scheduled...

Secret liaisons? Friends, documents indicate teens met in girl's home, exchanged intimate photos, notes By Cindy Stauffer And Janet Kelley Lancaster New Era Published: Nov 16, 2005 2:05 PM EST LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - David Ludwig and Kara Borden were obsessed with each other, a friend said today. The 18-year-old told friends he was sneaking into his 14-year-old girlfriend’s house in the middle of the night to see her. Another of Ludwig’s friends told police the couple had a secret sexual relationship and exchanged “inappropriate images of one another” via their cell phones and computers. Ludwig is in Lancaster County...

A man wanted in a Pennsylvania double homicide and apparent abduction of 14-year-old girl was captured Monday after a car he was driving crashed in Indiana following a police pursuit, State Police said. State Police 1st Sgt. Dave Bursten said David Ludwig, 18, was apprehended about 12:30 p.m. EST after a car he was driving crashed about 20 miles west of Indianapolis following a pursuit by State Police. Bursten said Ludwig was found with the missing girl, 14-year-old, Kara Beth Borden, a daughter of the slain couple, and she was unharmed."He's in custody and we have the girl," Bursten said....

Pa. Teen Reported Seized; Parents Killed By MARTHA RAFFAELE, Associated Press Writer 50 minutes ago A 14-year-old girl was missing after her parents were shot to death in their home Sunday morning, and authorities were searching for her 18-year-old boyfriend, who reportedly abducted her at gunpoint. Michael and Cathryn Borden, both 50, were found shot to death shortly after 8 a.m., Lititz Police Chief William Seace said. The couple's 9-year-old son David, the youngest of five children, had fled to a neighbor's house and called 911, Seace said. An older daughter still living at home and two adult sons were...

Pennsylvania State police are searching for a 14-year-old girl reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint after her parents were murdered. Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for Kara Beth Borden, who was last seen at 8 a.m. in Warwick Township, Lancaster County. Police reported that the teen was taken by 18-year-old David G. Ludwig. Authorities say he was last seen driving a red Volkswagen Jetta with Pennsylvania registration E-H-H-0-9-9-4. Borden is described as white, 5-feet-1, and 100 pounds, with brown hair with blond highlights. She was last seen wearing a black sweat shirt with "Pillar" across the front, blue jeans and black...