Kevin Rowson, WXIA-TV, Atlanta 12:55 a.m. EST January 31, 2015
ATLANTA (WXIA) – New developments emerged Friday in the murder of a Cobb County couple, and the search for a murder weapon.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says they seized several pieces of evidence, including several firearms, which could include the weapon used to shoot and kill Bud and June Runion.
The GBI says agents executed a search warrant on a home where suspect Jay Towns was living with his parents. They also searched a county landfill.
The firearms will be taken to the GBI's crime lab for ballistics testing. Meanwhile, we are hearing from some of the last people to see the Runions alive before their deaths.
A couple who owns an antique shop says the Runions stopped in to ask for directions, but could not tell the couple who they were meeting.
"We just believe we were the last people to see them before their killers, and it's really troubling to think that we may could have prevented that if we had a name," said Angela Kinnett. "It's sad."
Towns remains behind bars, being held without bond on several charges, including murder and lying to investigators.
The Runions will be laid to rest after funeral services in Marietta on Saturday.
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