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South Georgia police search for missing couple who went to buy car
Published January 24, 2015

State and local police in south Georgia are involved in a frantic search for a Marietta couple who disappeared after going to purchase a car from a seller they contacted online.

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/24/south-georgia-police-search-for-missing-couple-who-went-to-buy-car/

South Georgia police search for missing Cobb couple
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015

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Steverson said the Georgia State Patrol’s aviation unit has joined local first responders from Telfair and neighboring Wheeler county in the search for Bud and June Runion, both in their late 60s.

The couple apparently drove to McRae to meet with someone who responded to an ad Bud Runion placed seeking a 1966 Mustang, the sheriff said. Family members became concerned when the two did not return for a family function and would not answer their cell phone.

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http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/south-georgia-police-search-for-missing-cobb-coupl/njwTn/

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Bud and June Runion from Marietta, Georgia Missing Since 1/22/15 When They Traveled to Telfair County to Purchase a Car From Craigslist

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2015/01/25/bud-and-june-runion-missing-since-12215-when-they-traveled-to-telfair-county-to-purchase-a-car-from-craigslist/

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You have to be so careful when buying things off of CraigsList, not only what is the condition of the product, but the individual you are dealing with.

Facebook: Find Bud & June Runion.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Find-Bud-June-Runion/842141039158408

Police: Missing Cobb County couple could be in danger
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

… The couple’s daughters held back tears Saturday as they talked about their last conversation with their parents.

“He was excited about the car. He had one when he got back from Vietnam,” daughter Stephanie Bishop said.

She said her father had posted an advertisement on Craigslist. He wanted to buy a 1966 Ford Mustang. Someone responded, she said, and even sent a picture. Bishop said her parents agreed to meet in Telfair County.

The couple left their Marietta home Thursday at about 2 p.m. They were last seen driving a 2003 champagne-colored GMC Envoy.

“We are worried that someone might have done something bad and taken advantage of them,” daughter Brittany Patterson said.

Runion was a Vietnam War veteran, his daughters told Artz.

They say the couple left with their cell phones and chargers, but that no one has heard from them since 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/missing-marietta-couple-left-buy-car-posted-craigs/njwSX/

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UPDATE: Telfair police identify suspect in Bud and June Runion case
January 25, 2015

Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson says they have identified a suspect in the investigation of June and Bud Runion.

Steverson says there are two active warrants out for Ronnie "Jay" Adrian Towns: one for making false statements to investigators and the other for criminal attempt to commit theft by deception.

Sheriff Steverson says Ronnie Towns is 28 and around 6 feet tall.

"We were interested in who last had phone contact with the Runions, and this individual did," says Steverson. "We interviewed Mr. Towns early on in the investigation and the info he provided did not corroborate with our investigation."

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http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/2015/01/24/telfair-police-search-for-missing-cobb-county-couple/22276947/

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http://www.cbs46.com/story/27935580/warrants-issued-in-connection-to-disappearance-of-marietta-couple

BREAKING
Warrants issued in connection to disappearance of Marietta couple
Posted: Jan 25, 2015 1:21 PM PST Updated: Jan 25, 2015 1:41 PM PST
By Vanzetta Evans


There are new developments in the case of a missing Marietta couple.

The Telfair County Sheriff's office issued warrants for the arrest of Ronnie Adrian Towns on Sunday afternoon.

One warrant is for making false statements to investigators and the other is for criminal attempt to commit theft by deception.

Investigators believe Towns was the last person to communicate with Bud and June Runion.

The Runions were reportedly headed to McRae in Telfair County to check out a classic car they found on Craigslist. It was supposed to be a day trip, but their children said they had not heard from their parents since Friday. They were last seen driving a champagne colored 2003 GMC Envoy with Georgia tag BWU7349.

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http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/27930526/police-search-for-missing-elderly-couple (http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/27930526/police-search-for-missing-elderly-couple)

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Suspect identified in the disappearance of Cobb County couple

"As we continue our efforts, we wanted you to know that we will appear on Good Morning America and Inside Edition tomorrow and Fox and Friends Tuesday. Keep praying- 'the prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective' (James 5:16)"
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Find-Bud-June-Runion/842141039158408?sk=timeline

UPDATE: Suspect in custody in missing couple case
11:17 a.m. EST January 26, 2015

 The Telfair County Sheriff told 13WMAZ's Elise Brown that they have Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns in custody.

He turned himself in, according to Sheriff Chris Steverson.

http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/2015/01/24/telfair-police-search-for-missing-cobb-county-couple/22276947/

Update: Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns in custody. Continue praying that he releases all information and for the safety and return of Bud and June.

Suspect Surrenders in Case of Missing Craigslist Car Couple in Georgia
Jan 26, 2015, 11:43 AM ET
By MARA SCHIAVOCAMPO via GOOD MORNING AMERICA

A suspect has turned himself in to authorities investigating the disappearance of a Georgia couple who vanished last week while going to meet someone to buy a vintage car they found on Craigslist.

Bud Runion, 69, and his wife, June, 66, disappeared Thursday, authorities said. The pair had posted an ad seeking to buy a vintage 1966 Ford Mustang convertible. Relatives said the Mustang was the couple’s dream car, one they’d wanted to buy since they were married decades ago.

Ronnie “Jay” Towns, 28, a suspect in the couple’s disappearance, has surrendered to authorities, according to the Telfair County Sheriff's Office.

The couple’s last call was to Towns, police have said.

Investigators had obtained warrants against Towns on charges of giving false statements and criminal attempt to commit theft by deception, The Associated Press reported. He had not been accused to harming the Runions.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/georgia-couple-vanished-checking-dream-car-listed-craigslist/story?id=28484457

UPDATE: Suspect in custody in missing couple case
1:39 p.m. EST January 26, 2015

Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson says suspect Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns has no criminal record and comes from a "good family."

Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns, 28, of McRae turned himself in to authorities Monday morning. He was wanted in connection with the disappearance of a Marietta couple.

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http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/2015/01/24/telfair-police-search-for-missing-cobb-county-couple/22276947/

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Could the suspect be talking?

Suspect in custody in Craigslist case of missing elderly Georgia couple
Published January 26, 2015

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Authorities said Monday the couple's car was found in a shallow pond in Telfair County in Southeast Georgia.

"We investigated the last communications that the Runions had," said Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson. "We traced that to a cell phone in Telfair County. And we’ve traced that cell phone to the purchaser of it, which was Mr. Towns."

Towns faces charges of giving false statements to investigators and criminal attempt to commit theft by deception.

Telfair County authorities said they had worked with the suspect’s family to help arrange his surrender. They are currently questioning Towns and pursuing other leads in hopes of determining the whereabouts of the couple.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/26/warrant-issued-for-suspect-in-case-missing-elderly-georgia-couple/

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BREAKING: Bodies found during search for missing couple
4:13 p.m. EST January 26, 2015

Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said two bodies have been found in their search for a missing Atlanta area couple.

Investigators also found the couple's car submerged in a shallow body of water, Steverson said.

The couple, Bud and June Runion, were headed to McRae last Thursday to buy a vintage car from someone they contacted on Craigslist.

That was the last time they were seen alive.

Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns, 28, of McRae turned himself in to authorities Monday morning. He was wanted in connection with the disappearance of the Marietta couple.

Steverson said autopsies are being conducted on the couple.

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http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/2015/01/24/telfair-police-search-for-missing-cobb-county-couple/22276947/

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Bodies, Vehicle Found in Georgia Case of Missing Craigslist Car Couple
Jan 26, 2015, 4:21 PM ET
By MARA SCHIAVOCAMPO and MICHAEL S. JAMES via GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Investigators have found the unidentified bodies of a male and a female, as well as an SUV owned by a Georgia couple who vanished last week while going to meet someone to buy a vintage car they found on Craigslist.

“It’s not the outcome we had hoped for, but obviously it’s one we have to deal with,” Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson told reporters, while adding that the bodies still had not been positively identified as the couple.

Bud Runion, 69, and his wife, June, 66, disappeared Thursday, authorities said. The pair had posted an ad seeking to buy a vintage 1966 Ford Mustang convertible. Relatives said the Mustang was the couple’s dream car, one they’d wanted to buy since they were married decades ago.

The couple's 2003 GMC Envoy was found submerged in a lake, the Telfair County Sheriff's Office said on its Facebook page. The unidentified bodies were found at another location, near property affiliated with the family of a suspect in the case who turned himself in to law enforcement earlier today, officials said.

That suspect, Ronnie “Jay” Towns, 28, was the alleged owner of the phone that last communicated with the Runions' phone, according to the sheriff's office. He turned himself in to face charges of giving false statements and criminal attempt to commit theft by deception.

Steverson said Towns had no criminal history.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/suspect-surrenders-case-missing-craigslist-car-couple-georgia/story?id=28484457

"UPDATE: As several of you are aware, the Telfair County Sheriff's Office just held a press conference. They positively located the Runion's vehicle this morning submerged in a body of water. Nearby they also located two bodies. The investigation is still on going and the family and I will updated you all as soon as more information is released. During this heartbreaking time I ask that you keep the family and friends in your thoughts and prayers."

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Police: Vehicle, bodies found in search for missing Cobb couple
5:40 p.m. EST January 26, 2015

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According to investigators, Elrey and his 66-year-old wife June Runion were last was heard from on Thursday, Jan. 23.

In a news conference on Monday afternoon, Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said the vehicle of the missing couple was found submerged in a body of water. Two bodies -- one man and one female -- were found nearby. Those bodies have not been identified, and their causes of their deaths have not been determined.

Earlier on Monday, a suspect in the case was taken in police custody.

Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns turned himself in to the Telfair County Sheriff's Office. Steverson said the suspect's father arranged a meeting with his son and investigators, and Towns was taken into custody at that meeting.

Sunday afternoon, Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said investigators had identified a suspect. There were two active warrants out for Towns -- one for making false statements to investigators and the other for criminal attempt to commit theft by deception. Steverson emphasized these were the only charges against Towns, but said that authorities are working to determine if other charges are involved.

Steverson said that he believes Towns had something to do with the couple's disappearance.

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http://www.11alive.com/story/news/2015/01/24/police-searching-for-missing-couple/22283503/

So sad.  ::MonkeyTears::
Thanks for the updates, Tamikosmom.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/suspect-in-custody-in-case-of-missing-marietta-cou/njxGW/

Heartbreak as Marietta couple’s bodies found
8:50 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015

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Jay Towns, 28, was arrested Monday in connection with a missing Marietta couple. (Photo: Telfair County Sheriff’s Office)
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Towns surrendered late Monday morning accompanied by family members, Steverson said. He has “little to no” criminal history, Steverson said. Charges could be upgraded against Towns depending on the continuing investigation. Autopsies will be conducted on the couple, Steverson said.

“For now, he is the only subject that we are seeking,” Steverson said. “However, that could change.”

Steverson called Towns’ arrest uneventful. But around the same time, investigators found the Runions’ vehicle, a 2003 champagne-colored GMC Envoy, submerged in water. Later in the day, the two bodies were recovered nearby, police said.
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The Runions had lived for more than three decades in their Marietta home, where they raised their children and more recently welcomed their grandchildren. June was a longtime second-grade teacher in Cobb County and was still working as a preschool instructor at Johnson Ferry Baptist, a daughter said Monday. Bud, retired from AT&T, used to collect old bicycle parts, restore them and build new bikes that he would deliver to underprivileged children at Christmas.

The GBI and Cobb County police assisted with the investigation.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/car-belonging-to-missing-georgia-couple-found-in-lake/ar-AA8BuIw

Sheriff: Bodies identified as missing Georgia couple; suspect charged with murder, robbery
Published January 27, 2015

Officials Tuesday identified two bodies found near their car in a Georgia pond as as an elderly couple who had driven to the area to buy a classic Mustang.

Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said 69-year-old Elrey "Bud" Runion and his 66-year-old wife, June, were shot to death and that 28-year-old Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns of McRae has been charged with malice murder and armed robbery.

Steverson said robbery does appear to be the motive for the couple's killings, but he would not say whether the Runions were carrying cash or disclose other details about the case. On Monday, he said investigators had found no evidence that Towns owned the sort of classic car Runion was seeking.

Residents of McRae, a tiny city about 80 miles southeast of Macon, were stunned, trying to understand what happened to a young man who was known as a "very smart" and "good kid."

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/27/sheriff-bodies-identified-as-missing-georgia-couple-suspect-charged-with-murder/?intcmp=latestnews

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Sheriff: Bodies identified as missing Georgia couple; suspect charged with murder, robbery
Published January 27, 2015

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Towns appeared in court on Tuesday where a judge formally charged him with two counts of malice murder and armed robbery. Towns was denied bond and returned to Dodge County jail where he will remain until his next court appearance.

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/27/sheriff-bodies-identified-as-missing-georgia-couple-suspect-charged-with-murder/?intcmp=latestnews

Funeral Saturday for Marietta couple killed in Telfair County
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015

The funeral for the Marietta couple killed on a trip to South Georgia to buy a Ford Mustang advertised on Craigslist will be Saturday, Channel 2 Action News reported.

The service for Bud and June Runion will be at 1 p.m. at Mt. Paran North Church of God, Marietta, the news station reported Wednesday.

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A close friend and neighbor of the Marietta couple found shot to death called the Runions “the epitome” of the perfect neighbors.

I think we’re still in shock,” Tom Murphy said Wednesday. “Angry.”

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When Murphy’s family moved next door to the Runions in 2006, “they greeted us the first 24 hours we were here, and June had a pie with her, and they were always there for us,” he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, adding that the Runions “were the epitome of what you would like to have as a neighbor, somebody that’s warm and welcoming.”

Bud Runion “pretty much devoted his life to helping other people out,” Murphy said. “If I needed something, he was the first one there. Even if he was in the middle of something, he would drop what he was doing and come over and help.”

Murphy said Bud Runion had a charity called “Bud’s Bikes,” where he fixed up bikes or got new bikes and took them to kids who couldn’t afford them, sometimes delivering bikes to underprivileged children as far away as Kentucky and West Virginia.

A Vietnam veteran, Bud Runion flew an American flag from a pole in his front yard. Murphy said that after learning of the couple’s deaths, he and another neighbor came over and lowered the flag to half-mast.

“I thought it was appropriate,” he said.

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http://www.ajc.com/news/news/runions-were-the-epitome-of-perfect-neighbors/njyXp/

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. -1 Corinthians 13:13

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her -Ephesians 5:25

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. -1 John 4:7

Bud & June had an amazing love. They loved God and that is evident in how they lived.

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Mourners say a final goodbye to Runions
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015

Elrey “Bud” and June Runion were remembered Saturday by hundreds who gathered in the couple’s church home of 28 years as people of strong faith, whose charity and generosity “was an expression of Christ’s love.”

Mourners began filing into Mt. Paran North Church of God in Marietta at 11:15 a.m., nearly two hours before the service was to start.

Ushers brought in sprays of roses, carnations, lilies and mums while friends of the Runions hugged and consoled each other.

Pink and red flowers adorned a shiny bicycle at the edge of the pulpit. It was reference to Bud’s Bicycle ministry, a charity he’d run for years restoring old bikes and giving them to children whose parents couldn’t afford to buy them new ones.

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Just before the service began, video monitors across the front of the sanctuary flashed photos of the Runions through the years. In one, June held a grandchild. In another Bud mugged for the camera, a Christmas ribbon stuck to his forehead. Each image told the story of a couple and two generations of their family, one that appeared loving and happy.

In a video message to the congregation, Stephanie Bishop, Bud Runion’s oldest daughter and June’s stepdaughter, thanked parishioners for coming, telling them she wished she and two sisters could hug them all, but that talking to anyone but family now was “too hard.”

Among the mourners were members of an antique car club.

As the room filled, a choir rehearsed a song they would sing for the service.

“When He calls my name, I will rise. No more sorrow, no more pain. I will rise,” they sang.

During the service, Bud was remembered as someone who loved to sing hymns, and June as someone who could “actually sing.” She was a member of the church choir that sang every Sunday, with Bud sitting on a pew raising his voice along with her.

Pastor Mark Walker, who eulogized the couple, recalled how Bud had once told him that his preference in hymns ran toward the traditional, because those are the ones he sung when he served in Vietnam.

“They gave him the strength to survive,” Walker said.

One of their favorites was “Nothing But the Blood” of Jesus, which the congregation sang at the start of the service. In the first pews sat the Runions’ daughters, Stephanie, Virginia and Brittany, who were flanked by their husbands.

Walker alluded to the couple’s fate a in his remarks, saying that they were good people who lived “in a fallen world where death and evil are real.” But he admonished the mourners to take heart in what he believed would prove true, that “evil has not won the day. Justice will prevail.”

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“Time and the Lord will allow us to heal and they will also allow us to forgive,” Walker said. “Bud and June walk hand in hand with their Lord and maker right now.”


http://www.ajc.com/news/news/mourners-gather-to-say-a-final-goodbye-to-runions/nj2Wj/

Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 | Posted: 4:34 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
GBI joins search for weapon that killed Cobb County couple

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is helping authorities in middle Georgia search for the weapon used to murder a Cobb County couple.

Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne had exclusive access as agents joined Telfair County deputies to search for the gun used to kill Bud and June Runion.

Deputies have charged Ronnie Towns, 28, with killing the Runions.

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Friday, Winne spent the day with GBI agents as they executed a search warrant at a farm and a trailer tied to Towns.

"I'll continue to look for a weapon until we identify the weapon used in this crime," said Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson.

GBI agents from three field offices working with DNR officers helped with the search.

Authorities seized several guns and transported them to the GBI crime lab, according to Special Agent Eve Rodgers.

She asked any residents in Telfair County to report any discarded guns or possible evidence in the case.

The GBI plans to continue to search the area through the weekend, as family members gather for the Runion's funeral.

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http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/gbi-joins-search-weapon-killed-cobb-county-couple/njz8T/

Rest in Peace, Bud and June.   ::MonkeyAngel::  ::MonkeyAngel::

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Photos: Mourners bid farewell to Runion's at funeral

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/mourners-gather-to-say-a-final-goodbye-to-runions/nj2Wj/
Mourners say a final goodbye to Runions
2:56 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015

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