When they entered, they encountered an “absolutely horrific” crime scene, Taylor said. Chief Ruben Garcia is in the background.īaylis entered the house and called police when he saw that the rooms were in disarray, breakfast was still on the table and that the gas burners on the stove and oven were turned on in what Taylor described as the intruder’s attempt to burn down the house and destroy evidence.īaylis was advised to leave the house and await police. Assistant Police Chief Sam Taylor displays a photo of suspect Marcelle Waldron.
The bodies were not discovered until Tuesday evening after Edie Henderson’s son, Todd Baylis, became concerned that his mother had not answered his texts and had missed an appointment. The house was ransacked and several items were taken, including jewelry, cellphones and David’s white 2016 Audi A6, Taylor said.Īfter his arrest on Wednesday night, Waldron admitted to police that he had been in the 100 block of Lake Morton Drive on Tuesday and that he had received the car and stolen property and tried to cash a check and use stolen credit cards, but denied he had been inside the house, according to the arrest affidavit. Before killing Edie Henderson, the intruder apparently forced her to sign two checks for $5,000, according to the arrest affidavit.
