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Two old folks. Decapitated man found in his garage - the head is missing. Wife of 87 years is missing - but her purse, phone and car are not missing. Gated, quiet community. Off the beaten path - 40 miles from Atlanta. No known enemies. Home was otherwise in pristine shape - robbery doesn't seem a motive.
Why take the head? Sounds like a drug cartel tactic but I'm really reaching.
A love triangle? At that age? Hardly.
Wife snapped after years of abuse? Remote possibility, no past abuse noted (so far).
Revenge? For what? He seems to be owner of a Wendy's and a Chik-Fil-A.
Coverup? Did one of his restaurant employees embezzle money and kill him to keep from being reported to police? That might explain the lack of forced entry, but why take the head? Why not just kill them both and flee?
The gated community had video surveillance but the cameras were not working.
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Last edited by Mike from back east; 05-08-2014 at 08:52 PM..
Could a dementia patient be capable of cutting someone's head off? I live in AZ and you often hear of elderly people with dementia wandering off...but I can't imagine that an 87 year old woman could wander too far without being found, with her husband's head no less.
Other possibility would be a professional hit (ordered by one of their offspring perhaps?), but it sounds too complicated and not like any hit I've heard about. Suppose they asked for the husband to die and for the wife to be taken to a secret location alive. Still don't understand why they would risk taking the head...as proof the job was done? But surely there are easier ways...
They have three adult children. I wonder about their children's financial dealings. Could the victims be someone following through on a threat due to an unpaid debt of one of their kid's? I haven't seen any of their children on the news yet.
When I first read this the story said the killer most likely arrived by boat. I am going to take a wild guess that this is perhaps the act of a cult/satanic group. I have read of similiar crimes in the past.
I noted that their home is for sale and has been on the market since January of this year. There was a link posted to the real estate listing showing the photos of the home which was absolutely beautiful. The address was listed and it would not be hard to find out who lived there. I'm thinking someone may have pretended to be interested in the house and went through it with a realtor, in order to scope it out and get a feel for the layout. Perhaps something went wrong and their plan backfired - I'm thinking maybe they were intending to ask for a ransom, it spiraled out of control, the Mr. was murdered - Mrs. is a witness and could identify them so they killed her too and in the process lost their bargaining chip to use for the ransom demands. The water approach makes sense - they could have come and gone silently in the dark of night via the lake, and the article that I read indicated they have witnesses who saw the Mr. out for a walk near his home on Friday, and he was seen at a local Publix on Thursday (video camera), and law enforcement says they have NEVER had a report of a burglary in this neighborhood, like ever. That may be why the alarm wasn't set, or they may have forgotten to set it. I can't imagine Mrs. was behind this - they were married for 68 years, and she was described as a small woman. They were also active in their church and well liked and well known in their community. Nothing appeared taken, no struggle, no missing phones or keys or cars. I don't hold out much hope that she is alive - it's almost two weeks now.
I've been to Reynolds Plantation, where this took place. I know a couple who golfed with the deceased.
It is very difficult to gain entrance. You either need a dashboard pass, or the person you are visiting must put your name on a list in advance. You can't pull up to the guard and ask them to call. However, the lake is huge, and a large part of it is not part of the gated community.
It is a pricy place to live, and a false sense of security considering the high dues. I can't imagine an 87 yr old woman having the strength to decapitate a man. It's strange that nothing was missing from the home either. I do hope they eventually solve the crime.
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