New Information on Quadruple Homicide Case
Richmond Times Dispatch Report
Issue date: 11/4/09 Section: News
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Details related to the quadruple homicide in Farmville emerged today, including a description of two weapons believed to have been used in the killings.
Also today, a young California man who recorded violent rap music using the name "Syko Sam" has been indicted on six counts of capital murder for the slayings of four people found dead Sept. 18 in the home of a Longwood University professor.
Richard Samuel Alden McCroskey III of Castro Valley, Calif., was indicted on six counts of capital murder for the slayings of four people in the Farmville home. McCroskey also faces a charge of grand larceny that accuses him of stealing a car that belonged to one of the victims.
Indictments in the case were returned Oct. 19 but were not unsealed until today, when they were served on McCroskey.
Found bludgeoned to death inside the home Sept. 18 were Longwood University professor Debra S. Kelley, 53, who lived there; her estranged husband, Mark Niederbrock, 50; their daughter, Emma Niederbrock, 16; and a friend from Inwood, W.Va., Melanie Wells, 18.
Investigators recovered several possible weapons, including a ball-peen hammer and a wood-splitting maul, according to the court papers unsealed today. Authorities believe both the hammer and the maul were used on each of the victims, according to a source close to the investigation.
A maul is a tool with a long handle with a head like an ax on one side and a hammer on the other. All four victims were bludgeoned beyond recognition, the source said, adding that the bodies were not dismembered.
Among the other items taken from the home were a meat cleaver and a knife, but authorities do not believe either was used in the killings, the source said.
The latest information from the Times Dispatch can be found on their website:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/crime/article/FARM041_20091104-001202/303559/
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Details related to the quadruple homicide in Farmville emerged today, including a description of two weapons believed to have been used in the killings.
Also today, a young California man who recorded violent rap music using the name "Syko Sam" has been indicted on six counts of capital murder for the slayings of four people found dead Sept. 18 in the home of a Longwood University professor.
Richard Samuel Alden McCroskey III of Castro Valley, Calif., was indicted on six counts of capital murder for the slayings of four people in the Farmville home. McCroskey also faces a charge of grand larceny that accuses him of stealing a car that belonged to one of the victims.
Indictments in the case were returned Oct. 19 but were not unsealed until today, when they were served on McCroskey.
Found bludgeoned to death inside the home Sept. 18 were Longwood University professor Debra S. Kelley, 53, who lived there; her estranged husband, Mark Niederbrock, 50; their daughter, Emma Niederbrock, 16; and a friend from Inwood, W.Va., Melanie Wells, 18.
Investigators recovered several possible weapons, including a ball-peen hammer and a wood-splitting maul, according to the court papers unsealed today. Authorities believe both the hammer and the maul were used on each of the victims, according to a source close to the investigation.
A maul is a tool with a long handle with a head like an ax on one side and a hammer on the other. All four victims were bludgeoned beyond recognition, the source said, adding that the bodies were not dismembered.
Among the other items taken from the home were a meat cleaver and a knife, but authorities do not believe either was used in the killings, the source said.
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