WEST VIRGINIA: WANTED FOR MURDERING A ENTIRE FAMILY: Missing Family Found Dead
A family of four reported missing last weekend is found dead. The West Virginia State Police say they are searching for the suspect.
West Virginia State Police announced on Saturday that they had discovered four bodies in a wooded area believed to be those of a missing man, his girlfriend and his two young children. Police said the bodies were found about a mile from where Steven Hendrix’s missing 2003 Chevy Venture van was discovered on Friday night near Carl, in Nicholas County.
Mr Hendrix, 38, his 23-year-old girlfriend Amber Martin, and his two young children, six-year-old Dakota and four-year-old Kaylee, had vanished on May 19.
Michael Baylous, of the West Virginia State Police, would not comment on the nature of the killing, but said that troopers with children of their own were disturbed by the scene.
Following the discovery, police have launched a manhunt for 27-year-old James Roy Belknap, of Leivasy, Nicholas County, who has been identified as a suspect. He was last seen driving a white Ford F-150 or a Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Belknap is considered armed and dangerous. It remains unknown what, if any, connection he had to the victims.
Mr Hendrix's older daughter, Cheyenne Hendrix, had reported the family missing on May 21 when she was unable to reach her father.
Mr Hendrix, who had full custody of his two youngest chil
The 38-year-old was indicted earlier this year on three felony charges for allegedly delivering oxycodone.
According to Greenbrier County Prosecuting Attorney Patrick Via, Ms Martin also failed to appear for an unrelated court appearance scheduled for Monday in magistrate court.
Police had initially believed that Hendrix was avoiding prosecution, but his niece claimed otherwise.
‘He left his coffee pot on, he left lights on,’ Vanessa Ramirez told WVNSTV. ‘His girlfriend's purse is still in the home. He didn't lock the doors and no one has been able to get a hold of him. He took nothing with him.’
Anyone with information is asked to call the West Virginia State Police at (304) 438-3000 or dial 911 immediately.
A family of four reported missing last weekend is found dead. The West Virginia State Police say they are searching for the suspect.
West Virginia State Police announced on Saturday that they had discovered four bodies in a wooded area believed to be those of a missing man, his girlfriend and his two young children. Police said the bodies were found about a mile from where Steven Hendrix’s missing 2003 Chevy Venture van was discovered on Friday night near Carl, in Nicholas County.
Mr Hendrix, 38, his 23-year-old girlfriend Amber Martin, and his two young children, six-year-old Dakota and four-year-old Kaylee, had vanished on May 19.
Michael Baylous, of the West Virginia State Police, would not comment on the nature of the killing, but said that troopers with children of their own were disturbed by the scene.
Following the discovery, police have launched a manhunt for 27-year-old James Roy Belknap, of Leivasy, Nicholas County, who has been identified as a suspect. He was last seen driving a white Ford F-150 or a Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Belknap is considered armed and dangerous. It remains unknown what, if any, connection he had to the victims.
Mr Hendrix's older daughter, Cheyenne Hendrix, had reported the family missing on May 21 when she was unable to reach her father.
Mr Hendrix, who had full custody of his two youngest chil
The 38-year-old was indicted earlier this year on three felony charges for allegedly delivering oxycodone.
According to Greenbrier County Prosecuting Attorney Patrick Via, Ms Martin also failed to appear for an unrelated court appearance scheduled for Monday in magistrate court.
Police had initially believed that Hendrix was avoiding prosecution, but his niece claimed otherwise.
‘He left his coffee pot on, he left lights on,’ Vanessa Ramirez told WVNSTV. ‘His girlfriend's purse is still in the home. He didn't lock the doors and no one has been able to get a hold of him. He took nothing with him.’
Anyone with information is asked to call the West Virginia State Police at (304) 438-3000 or dial 911 immediately.
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