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A tragic event unfolded in Alabama as a woman, along with her pregnant teenage daughter and young son, were discovered murdered in their residence, according to local authorities.
Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch reported that deputies arrived at a home in Wilmer shortly after 2:30 a.m., where they found the victims in separate rooms, each with their hands bound behind their backs.
The deceased were identified as 46-year-old Lisa Gail Fields, who suffered fatal stab wounds; 17-year-old Keziah Arionna Luker, who was shot; and 12-year-old Thomas Cordelle Jr., whose throat was slashed, nearly resulting in decapitation.
“It was an incredibly gruesome scene,” Burch stated. “Even if there’s a dispute with an adult, there’s no justification for taking lives, especially when it involves such horrific acts against two children. We are hopeful and confident that we will soon apprehend those responsible.”
Authorities have confirmed the identities of the victims as Lisa Fields and her children, Thomas and Keziah, who were found in their Alabama home, as stated on Monday.
An 18-month-old child belonging to Luker, was found unharmed in the home.
“At this point, we don’t suspect any kind of domestic or family-type situation,” Burch told reporters.
Burch noted that the home was “left in disarray,” suggesting the perpetrators may have been searching for something. Investigators believe more than one person was involved in the killings because the victims had been subdued.
The scene outside the Alabama home where a mother and her two children were brutally murdered. (WALA)
Luker was seven or eight months pregnant, the sheriff added.
“The mother was stabbed, the 17-year-old was shot, and the 12-year-old’s throat was cut as was the mom,” Burch said. “It tells me that they had a plan coming in to bring zip ties or flex cuffs with them so they had a plan.”
The father-to-be, who works offshore, triggered the discovery after he grew concerned when he could not reach Luker after he saw her cell phone activated on Life 360, the sheriff said. Another family member went to check on her and found all three victims in separate rooms with their hands bound behind them.
The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office determine whether the death of Luker’s unborn child warrants an additional murder charge once a suspect is arrested.
An open field near the home where Lisa Fields, 46, and her two children, 12-year-old Thomas Cordelle and 17-year-old Keziah Luker, were found murdered. (WALA)
Burch said investigators currently have “positive leads” in the case.
Luker’s father told WALA-TV that his daughter had just received her GED.
“It’s a senseless murder,” he said. “She was a bubble of sunshine. A person that makes you smile; a person that’ll make you laugh whenever you’re down. She had empathy for everybody. She loved her brothers; she loved her mom she loved all of us.”
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