01-28-2015, 12:01 PM
Georgia Couple -- Mustang Murder
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THE VICTIMS: Elrey "Bud" Runion posted an ad on Craigslist seeking to buy a piece of his youth, a replica of the 1966 Ford Mustang convertible he bought after returning from the Vietnam War decades ago.
Last Thursday, a potential seller drew Bud and his wife to a small farming town in southern Georgia. The couple hadn't been heard from since. On Monday, authorities found the couple's SUV and then discovered the body of Bud, 69, and his 66-year-old wife June. Both had been shot in the head.
The Runions were well-loved for helping out the homeless and others in need by providing bicycles, clothing, food, etc... They appear to have been salt of the earth kinda people.
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THE SUSPECT: ^ Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns, 28, of McRae, was charged yesterday with malice murder and armed robbery. He's been denied bond.
Towns is the man who replied to Bud's Craigslist ad and lured the couple to him with the claim that he had the Mustang they were seeking. Towns has a wife and a young daughter. His family helped persuade him to turn himself in to authorities Monday. According to his uncle, he's a nice and smart guy; the family is stunned that he would be charged in connection with the Runions' disappearance.
Story:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/sus...ple/njx3H/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/27..._ref=crime
THE VICTIMS: Elrey "Bud" Runion posted an ad on Craigslist seeking to buy a piece of his youth, a replica of the 1966 Ford Mustang convertible he bought after returning from the Vietnam War decades ago.
Last Thursday, a potential seller drew Bud and his wife to a small farming town in southern Georgia. The couple hadn't been heard from since. On Monday, authorities found the couple's SUV and then discovered the body of Bud, 69, and his 66-year-old wife June. Both had been shot in the head.
The Runions were well-loved for helping out the homeless and others in need by providing bicycles, clothing, food, etc... They appear to have been salt of the earth kinda people.
THE SUSPECT: ^ Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns, 28, of McRae, was charged yesterday with malice murder and armed robbery. He's been denied bond.
Towns is the man who replied to Bud's Craigslist ad and lured the couple to him with the claim that he had the Mustang they were seeking. Towns has a wife and a young daughter. His family helped persuade him to turn himself in to authorities Monday. According to his uncle, he's a nice and smart guy; the family is stunned that he would be charged in connection with the Runions' disappearance.
Story:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/sus...ple/njx3H/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/27..._ref=crime