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Georgia elderly man decapitated, wife missing; police seek clues
CNN ^ | 5/8/2014 | CNN

Posted on 05/08/2014 11:11:05 AM PDT by Dallas59

The Georgia couple is described as "sweet as can be," and authorities are scrambling to unravel the mystery of how Russell Dermond, 88, was killed and then reportedly decapitated, and his 87-year-old wife disappeared.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is treating Shirley Dermond's disappearance from the Eatonton home -- where her husband was found dead Tuesday -- as an abduction, Sheriff Howard Sills said in a statement.

Police suspect that Russell Dermond was killed between Friday and Sunday.

The Dermonds' friends hadn't heard from them in days and went to their home in the upscale, gated, lakeside Great Waters community, where they found in the garage "what we are virtually certain is the body of 88-year-old Russell Dermond," Sills said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: decapitated; kidnap; murder
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To: Dallas59

Book haram?


21 posted on 05/08/2014 12:24:05 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Dallas59

Boko haram ?


22 posted on 05/08/2014 12:24:19 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Shimmer1; AnAmericanMother; Apple Pan Dowdy; bfh333; Broker; clee1; ctdonath2; dansangel; ...

GA FReeper ping. This is ugly.


23 posted on 05/08/2014 12:28:10 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: libstripper

My three are Carolina Curb Setters.


24 posted on 05/08/2014 12:29:13 PM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: mojito

These old folks seemingly were targeted murders. The dead man’s history will most likely reveal some cause for a murder’s vicious vengeance.


25 posted on 05/08/2014 12:29:16 PM PDT by Broker (Obama. The devil's fart.)
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To: mbarker12474

I do too.


26 posted on 05/08/2014 12:36:20 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: riverrunner

Doper I could get. Grand kid I can’t. Decapitating is some really sick twisted crap or just outright hate.


27 posted on 05/08/2014 12:37:46 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: libstripper

It’s not enough. Going to get to the point where we need concertina wire over a fougasse pit, punjii stick traps, and remote-detonated claymore mines around the perimeter of your house.


28 posted on 05/08/2014 12:41:17 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: mbarker12474
I would suspect a drug cartel. The wife may have been taken after witnessing the death/dismemberment of her husband because the cartel believes she knows where whatever they're looking for is located. She will eventually be disposed of also. Dead soul cartels, yup that's what I would suspect.

BTW, while Reynolds is a gated community, there is no guard to stop someone from just driving into the area, most of the time. If a croquet match or riding event or golfing event is going, then the entry is guarded/controlled.

29 posted on 05/08/2014 12:43:39 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: The KG9 Kid

Dude! You mean you don’t already have that arrangement? Prep man, prep!


30 posted on 05/08/2014 12:47:43 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: mbarker12474

Most serial killers are in fact NOT amish.


31 posted on 05/08/2014 12:53:08 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Dallas59

Sounds like the Drug Cartel sending a message to one of these poor people’s kids or grandkids who are mixed up in drugs. They will kill your whole family and think nothing of it.


32 posted on 05/08/2014 1:01:26 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Did someone say this was a serial killing?


33 posted on 05/08/2014 1:03:33 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: MHGinTN

the drug angle could be viable...but I suspect the elders were simply collateral damage from some grandson’s drug dealing....like, we’re going to kill these people and we’ll bring you the proof, etc...


34 posted on 05/08/2014 1:22:19 PM PDT by cherry
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To: The KG9 Kid

the thought of a bigger fence etc is fetching, but if you build a fort that no one can get into, HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET IT?.....you need to have open access to get out as well if SHTF..


35 posted on 05/08/2014 1:23:49 PM PDT by cherry
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To: cherry
It's called a 'Sally Port', a term to describe fortified openings or gates in a stockade wall where the besieged could 'sally forth' against the attackers. If they start using heavy weapons to knock down your fortification, you're going to have to send skirmishers outside to engage them directly.

You position these 'sally ports' in locations that give maximum chance to flank the enemy's likeliest direction of assault.

In a typical American home, this may be a side door leading from the garage to the front or back yard. These doors are often the portals into your home that home breakers/burglars/invaders use to gain access, so fortify them with deadbolt locks, a decorative metal security door fastened with lag bolts into the frame, or at a minimum a door brace.

36 posted on 05/08/2014 1:50:32 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: libstripper
Oh no! You mean that all your guns and ammo were in the boat at the time of the boating accident? The same thing happened to Mr Ditter all we have for protection are 3 Jack Russel Terrorist and a big fat hound dog. Thanks God for the dogs they were able to swim to shore with Mr D.!
37 posted on 05/08/2014 2:03:21 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Ditter

Yes, it was a Terrible Tragedy. Fortunately, my tea cup love puppies were back guarding the estate, so I still have them.


38 posted on 05/08/2014 2:55:12 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: libstripper

Thank God for the tiny pups! Sometimes they are the best watch dogs. The best “watch” dog I have ever had is totally blind. He is a 15 lb JRT and he “hears” everything and lets me know about it!


39 posted on 05/08/2014 4:21:40 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Dallas59

Weird case....

My best guess: follow the money. Who profits by their death/disappearance.


40 posted on 05/08/2014 6:42:14 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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