3 missing Parker County adults found dead, 2 men charged with capital murder
(Source: Parker County Jail)
PARKER COUNTY, Texas - Two men have been arrested in connection with the deaths of three people who were considered missing and in danger last week in Parker County.
UPDATED INFORMATION: One of the three people arrested in this case has been exonerated, according to the Parker County Sheriff's Office. Charges against Dennis Craig Alexander have been dropped, and he has been released from police custody. The story below has been updated to reflect the new information in the case.
Details Revealed
Robbie Allen Head, Tiffany Ann Williams, and David Dewayne Walker (Source: Parker County Sheriff's Office)
Parker County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Rangers initially arrested three people accused of killing 44-year-old Tiffany Ann Williams, 42-year-old David Wayne Walker, and 55-year-old Robbie Allen Head, who were reported missing on April 21. Charges against one of the suspects have been dropped.
Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said Tiffany Ann Williams and David Dewayne Walker were married. It is unclear how or if they knew Robbie Allen Head.
The backstory:
Deputies were called to a home in the 100 block of Myrtle Lane in Granbury on the evening of Monday, April 21, after a concerned family member was not able to reach Williams.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the family member told police they noticed the Ring security doorbell at the home was missing. They entered the residence through the back door and found the house was in disarray. No one was inside the home, but their vehicles were parked outside. When Williams and Walker did not answer the family member's calls, they reported them missing.
Sheriff’s investigators said the condition of the home and witness statements of the last known contact with the individuals led them to believe their disappearance was suspicious, and that they were in danger or in need of medical assistance.
Investigators found large amounts of blood and fired gun casings. An arrest warrant affidavit states that there was evidence consistent with "a bloodletting event" in the backseat and back hatch of the victims' vehicle.
3 bodies found next to creek in northern Hood County
Parker County Sheriff’s Office discovered three bodies in northern Hood County.
Three bodies were found on April 24 next to a creek in northern Hood County, along FM 167 on Temple Hall Highway on April 24. The description of the bodies matched the description of the three people who were missing. Investigators say the three victims had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. The two men were covered in fabric.
Parker County Sheriff's Office officials said in a news release on April 29, the three bodies were the three people reported missing.
In the news release, officials said the three died on Sunday, April 20, at a home in southern Parker County.
Suspects Arrested
(Source: Parker County Jail)
What we know:
The suspects have been identified as 19-year-old Barrett Copeland and 27-year-old Trin Lawrence McKnight.
An arrest warrant affidavit states that investigators connected McKnight to a bloody fingerprint on the found on the driver's door of the victims' vehicle.
According to arrest records, McKnight was arrested on Monday at 2 p.m. on Weatherford Hwy. in Granbury, about six miles from where the murders allegedly happened.
After his arrest, McKnight told police that he and Copeland met to rob the victims with a third man. He told investigators that the third man held Williams and Walker at gunpoint while the others searched the house for drugs and money. According to documents, Robbie Head then went into the home and was also held at gunpoint.
McKnight told police that the third man shot all three victims. After the men wrapped up the bodies, they then loaded them into Walker's car and drove them to the creek where they were dumped.
Charges against the third man have been dropped and Parker County investigators say he was not involved in the crime. He has since been released from police custody and has been exonerated.
Copeland was arrested just before 3 p.m. on Gina Circle in Granbury on Monday, less than a mile from where the alleged murders happened.
Both men have been charged with capital murder and are currently being held at the Parker County Jail. Their bonds were set at $1,000,000 each.
Copeland was additionally charged with burglary of a habitation with an additional bond amount of $50,000. The burglary charge is not connected to the triple murder, according to the sheriff's office.
McKnight was additionally arrested on an outstanding warrant for possession of a controlled substance from Tarrant County, with an additional bond of $4,300.
What's next:
Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said the investigation is ongoing.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Parker County Sheriff's Office, arrest warrant affidavits for Trin McKnight and Barrett Copeland and previous FOX 4 coverage.