SEDALIA, Mo. — A man suspected of killing a former girlfriend and her teenage son, weeks after he was charged with restricting her to a crate in their western Missouri home, is likely still near his hometown, authorities said Friday.
Sandra Kay Sutton and her 17-year-old son, Zachary Wade Sutton, were found dead Thursday in a relative's home in Clinton. Preliminary autopsy results released Friday confirmed the victims died of gunshot wounds, Clinton police Lt. Sonny Lynch said.
Authorities have been searching for James Barton Horn Jr., 47, since he was charged with kidnapping Sandra Sutton three weeks ago. Investigators allege he kept Sandra Sutton in a wooden box off-and-on for four months at their home in Sedalia, about 45 miles from Clinton.
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