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A man has been apprehended in connection with the horrific murders of an Alabama mother, her expectant teenage daughter, and her 12-year-old son, whose bodies were discovered bound in their residence on April 20.
According to local news source WALA, Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch announced that William Graham Oliver, aged 54, faces eight charges of capital murder. Oliver was taken into custody and placed in jail on Tuesday.
Previously, Fox News Digital had reported that deputies from the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office responded to an emergency at a home in Wilmer, Alabama, shortly after 2:30 a.m. on April 20. Upon arrival, they found three bodies with their hands tied behind their backs, each located in different rooms.
The deceased have been identified as 46-year-old Lisa Gail Fields, who suffered stab wounds; 17-year-old Keziah Arionna Luker, who died from a gunshot; and 12-year-old Thomas Cordelle Jr., who was nearly decapitated after having his throat cut.
Sheriff Burch described the crime scene as “brutal,” highlighting the chaotic state in which the home was found.
Luker’s 18-month-old child was found unharmed in the home.
Her unborn child, who was seven or eight months along, also died.
The unborn child’s father, who works offshore, triggered the discovery after he could not reach Luker when he saw her phone activated on Life 360, the sheriff said.
Another family member went to check on her and found the deceased family.
Burch said Oliver knew the family “for quite some time” and was inside the home “looking for something” the night before the bodies were found, according to the report.
“Very very tight timeline,” Burch told reporters. “Very solid circumstantial evidence at this point, and we feel confident that we have the right man.”
Burch said investigators have pinpointed what Oliver was allegedly looking for and his motive but did not release those details to the public, the outlet reported.
Shortly after the killings, investigators said they believed more than one person was involved in the killings because the victims had been subdued using zip ties and flex cuffs.
It is unclear if any additional suspects have been identified.
Jail records show Oliver was charged with first-degree theft of property in 2020, with other arrests dating back to 1990.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.