Suspect killed eight on his own in Ga.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A 22-year-old man acted alone when he bludgeoned his father and seven others to death inside a coastal Georgia mobile home, police said Tuesday, though they would not give what weapon was used.
Guy Heinze Jr., who cried “my whole family’s dead” when he reported the slayings in a frantic 911 call Aug. 29, was charged Friday with eight counts of murder. Arrest warrants showed each victim had been beaten with a blunt object. None had been shot, Glynn County police Capt. Jay Wiggins said.
Clint Rowe, an uncle to four of the dead, said he found it hard to believe they were all beaten to death unless they were drugged, especially with several grown men among those killed.
“They would’ve fought until the end,” Rowe said. “Wouldn’t you think one person would’ve had a hard time killing eight people with a blunt object without someone giving them a fight?”
Hours after the slayings were discovered, police jailed Heinze on charges of drug possession, evidence tampering and lying to police. He was released on bond but charged with the killings nearly a week later.
His attorney, Ron Harrison, said Heinze was not involved in the slayings.
Police have released few details about the brutal attack.
District Attorney Stephen Kelley said he won’t make a decision on whether to seek the death penalty until after Heinze is indicted.
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