'EVIL NEEDS TO PAY'
Missing Florida mum and her four kids all found dead after ‘husband killed them and stored bodies in his van’
A DAD killed his wife and four children then stored their bodies in his home and van before dumping them in another state, cops say.
Michael Jones, 38, the husband of 32-year-old Casei Jones, led detectives to the remains of the four children after he was arrested, Florida’s Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Although the remains have not been positively identified, detectives believe they are are those of Cameron Bowers, 10, Preston Bowers, 5, Mercalli Jones, 2, and one-year-old Aiyana Jones.
Police suspect that Michael Jones murdered the victims in at the family home in Summerfield, Florida.
He then allegedly stored the bodies at his home and in his van for several weeks before transporting them to Brantley County, Georgia.
The family of Casei Jones had reported her as missing on Saturday and stated that they had not seen her for roughly six weeks.
Her husband was detained in Brantley County on Monday following a traffic accident and Casei Jones’ remains were found in the vehicle he was driving at the time, police said.
Cops did not say where the remains of the four children were found and it was not immediately clear how Casei Jones or her children were killed.
Jones and her children were last seen near Ocala in Florida and she was understood to have been driving a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica.
Marion County police said a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Michael Jones on second-degree murder charges.
“All we need to know is that’s evil, and evil did something, and evil needs to pay for what he did.”
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods
“As a parent it breaks my heart. As a sheriff it angers me,” said Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods.
“All we need to know is that’s evil, and evil did something, and evil needs to pay for what he did.”
Casei’s family reported she was missing along with her children on Saturday after not hearing from them for around six weeks.
Why they didn’t report her missing earlier isn’t known at this stage.
Her mother Nikki told before her the bodies were discovered: “I've never ever been so scared.
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“They don't know where she's at. They went to the house and she's gone. The house is empty.
“Casei is my baby, she was my last one. I don't want anything to have happened to her.”
She said her grandchildren were “my whole world, just like my kids. I don't know what I would do without any of them”.
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