| Murder suspect Christopher Speight, second from right, is led out of State Police headquarters in Appomattox, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Speight is accused of killing eight people and leading police on an overnight manhunt. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) | ||||
...Among the victims are three teenagers (click title to entry - thank you), 15 year old Morgan Dobyns, 15-year-old Emily Quarles, and 16-year-old Ronald Scruggs the Second. Emily's mother, 43 year old Karen Quarles, 43 year old Jonathan Quarles, 38 year old Dwayne Sipe, 38 year old Lauralee Sipe and 4 year-old Joshua Sipe have all been named among the dead as well. Along with the announcement of the victim's names, authorities have charged 39-year-old Christopher B. Speight with one count of first degree murder. The events of Tuesday's homicides are quickly unveiling and as the news digests, residents around the rural area are stunned. "My reaction was you got to be kidding me" says Appomattox County resident Meghan Taylor. "We've never had anything in this county of that magnitude....
