Author Topic: POLK COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 15-24 - Found murdered at residence in Cedartown, GA - Sept 16, 2003  (Read 501 times)

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[size=16]Fire probed as double murder[/size]

Matt Tuck, Copy Editor Sep 17, 2003

For the second time in three days, Polk County is the focal point of another murder investigation.

Two Cedartown residents, whose names have not yet been released to the public, were found dead inside a burning home on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at approximately 1:26 p.m. A third victim was life-flighted to an Atlanta hospital, police said.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Jerry Scott said the two deaths are being ruled as murders. “We’re investigating it as a double homicide,” Scott reported.

The incident began with a house fire call at 506 Seventh Street.

Upon entering the house, firefighters located the two victims in the back of the residence.

The third victim, police said, was able to get out of the residence and into the yard, where EMTs later evaluated his injuries. He was soon transported via helicopter to Grady Memorial Hospital. Wednesday morning, the victim was listed being in critical condition.

“We do have two fatalities,” Cedartown Fire Chief Kenneth Roberts stated. “There’s nothing on the cause of the fire right now. When we got here, all we did was put it out until the investigators could get on the scene.”

From the outside, the Seventh Street home shows little ruin. Most the damage, Scott said, was contained internally.

Within hours, the GBI and the State Fire Marshall’s K9 Unit were in the area to assist the Cedartown police and fire units. As of press time, the GBI crime scene technician was slated to process the house.

The belief at this time is that a person intentionally started the blaze. “There’s a pretty good idea [that the fire was intentionally set],” the GBI agent stated. “We’ll wait for the fire marshal to make that determination.”

Sources confirmed that the three victims' hands were tied with duct tape, but they were not gagged.

As of press time, the GBI had not named any suspects nor had they offered a suggested motive. This is the third murder investigation conducted in Cedartown in the last three days.

On Sunday, Sept. 13, 56-year-old Glen Glaze, of a Cedartown address, was found on the side of Potash Road, the victim of a gunshot. Polk County Police reported that Glaze was shot while riding his motorcycle. He was reported deceased upon officer arrival.

Polk Coroner Tony Brazier said Tuesday that the GBI State Crime Lab has ruled that Glaze died of a single shot to the chest.

No suspects have been named in that case, either.