Live Oak —
Two men wanted in a McAlpin triple murder may not have strayed far, Sheriff Tony Cameron said Friday evening.
“I believe they are closer then we think,” Cameron said.
Suwannee County residents James Lindsey Howze, 38, and Lonnie Robert Munn, 47, are each wanted on three counts of first degree murder, and one count each of home invasion while armed with a firearm; conspiracy to commit home invasion while armed with a firearm; and conspiracy to commit first degree murder while armed with a firearm.
The pair is believed responsible for the murder of three McAlpin residents found shot to death in their 172nd Street home Thursday morning. The dead were identified as Joseph Militello Jr., 57, Nancy L. Militello, 68 and Angelo Rosales, 32. Rosales, who shared the residence, was the Militellos’ nephew.
They were killed execution-style, according to Cameron.
The bodies were discovered by an employee of the victims, who operated a business from the residence.
A third Suwannee County man, Keith Allen Hughes, 25, is in custody, charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery in connection with the murders, Cameron said.
Hughes formerly worked on the Militelos’ farm, according to Cameron.
It is believed the three were preparing to sit down to dinner Wednesday evening when the intruders broke in.
Cameron said money was the motive for the crime.
“We feel like it’s a robbery, and this house was targeted,” said Cameron.
•••
Two Suwannee County men are wanted in the Wednesday murder of three McAlpin residents. Sought are James Lindsey Howze, 38, and Lonnie Robert Munn, 47, according to Sheriff Tony Cameron.
A third Suwannee County man, Keith Allen Hughes, age unknown, is in custody, charged with conspiracy and robbery in connection with the murders, Cameron said.
Cameron “got important help from the community” in identifying the suspects so quickly, he said.
Robbery was the motive, according to Cameron, but it’s not known what was stolen.
Howze is 6'4" and weighs 280 lbs. Munn is 5'9" and weighs 170 lbs. Both men are white.
•••
Three McAlpin residents were found shot to death Thursday morning inside a 172nd Street home, Sheriff Tony Cameron said.
The dead were identified as Joseph Militello Jr., 57, Nancy L. Militello, 68 and Angelo Rosales, 32. Rosales, who shared the residence, was the Militellos’ nephew.
It is believed the three were preparing to sit down to dinner Wednesday evening when an intruder broke in, said Cameron. They were shot to death execution-style, according to Cameron.
The bodies were found the following morning by an employee of the victims.
The Militellos own several Suwannee County businesses, Cameron said.
The motive for the killings may have been money.
“We feel like it’s a robbery, and this house was targeted,” said Cameron.
“We are still canvassing the area, talking to neighbors and trying to piece this together,” Cameron said.
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
Raw Video: Fight Erupts in Ukrainian Parliament
Texan Ranchers Remain Wary of Drought
Raw Video: Soldiers Plant Flags at Arlington
Police: Man Arrested in Etan Patz Disappearance
NYC Protests: the Revolution Will Be Scripted
Chicago U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald Resigns
Neighbors of Etan Patz's Suspect: It's Shocking
Gulf Fishermen Reel From Seafood Troubles
Stuntman Makes Skydive Without Parachute in UK
Raw Video: Bride Who Faked Cancer Released
