Man zip-tied mom, son, pregnant daughter in different rooms of home, killed each in different manner: Sheriff

A 54-year-old antheral successful Alabama is accused of killing a parent and her two children, allegedly tying up the victims earlier carrying retired a bid of fatal attacks wrong the family's home.

William Graham Oliver was taken into custody connected Tuesday and charged with 8 counts of superior execution successful the slayings of 46-year-old Lisa Gail Fields, 17-year-old Keziah Arionna Luker, and 12-year-old Thomas Cordelle Jr., authorities announced. Investigators said Luker was 8 months large with her 2nd kid erstwhile she was killed.

Specifically, Oliver is facing 1 number of superior execution of 2 oregon much persons, 4 counts of superior execution during a burglary, 2 counts of superior execution of a child, and 1 number of superior execution successful the beingness of a child, according to section Fox affiliate WALA.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch announced the apprehension during a Tuesday quality conference, saying investigators judge Oliver acted unsocial successful committing the alleged quadruple murder. He besides emphasized that Oliver had known of the household for immoderate clip and lived lone a fewer miles from wherever helium allegedly killed them.

"Anytime determination are children involved, it makes it a small tougher, particularly an unborn child," Burch said.

The probe began successful the aboriginal greeting hours of Monday, April 20, erstwhile a acrophobic household subordinate went to Fields' residence successful the 7900 artifact of Auble Moody Road aft Luker's spouse and the begetter of her toddler and unborn kid noticed antithetic enactment connected their shared household readying app, according to a report from AL.com. Luker's spouse was moving offshore astatine the time.

Wondering wherefore she was awake astatine specified a precocious hr and fearing thing could beryllium incorrect with the pregnancy, helium contacted different household subordinate to cheque connected Luker. The comparative went wrong the location astir 2:30 a.m., wherever they discovered the victims' bodies and contacted authorities.

Deputies determined the victims had been killed hours earlier, aft Oliver was astatine the location astir 7:30 p.m. the erstwhile evening, Burch said. Evidence aboriginal recovered from Oliver's residence — including a conveyance and items described arsenic "supporting evidence" — helped necktie him to the crime, according to a report from section CBS affiliate WKRG.

Authorities said each 3 victims were recovered with their hands bound down their backs with zip ties oregon flex cuffs successful abstracted rooms of the home, 1819 News reported. Fields had reportedly been stabbed and her pharynx cut. Luker was shot, and her younger brother's pharynx was slashed truthful severely that investigators said helium was astir decapitated.

Luker's toddler girl was recovered unharmed wrong the residence, officials said.

"At this constituent we judge he's solely liable for the murders," Burch said, adding that investigators person identified a motive but are withholding details owed to the pending case. "He was astatine the location 7:30 ish Sunday night. Very precise choky timeline. Very coagulated circumstantial grounds astatine this constituent and we consciousness assured that we person the close man."

Burch noted that portion Oliver has a transgression past dating backmost decades, this marks the archetypal clip helium has faced convulsive charges.

Investigators proceed to process grounds arsenic the lawsuit moves forward, with officials emphasizing that further details — including the alleged motive — volition beryllium presented successful court.