Found Deceased NC - Joseph, 45, & Cristie Codd, 38, Leicester, 12 March 2015 *Arrest*

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jenves said:
ASHEVILLE — The man charged with killing a Leicester couple with Hollywood ties told investigators he killed both people the day after he was seen dumping belongings into a dumpster, a search warrant alleges.

Snipped from http://www.citizen-times.com/story/...ccounts-searched-codd-slayings-case/75772344/ That means they were still alive when reported missing and while people searched
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This is interesting. I thought he was seen throwing stuff into a dumpster the day after he killed them. I was also under the impression that he actually killed them at their house the afternoon before the day they were reported missing. This means he had to have kept them somewhere for that period of time between when they were reported missing and when he killed them if he dumped that stuff a day before he killed them. I'll have to go back and read and refresh my memory on the timeline. I'm obviously way off.
 
DropthePuck said:
This is interesting. I thought he was seen throwing stuff into a dumpster the day after he killed them. I was also under the impression that he actually killed them at their house the afternoon before the day they were reported missing. This means he had to have kept them somewhere for that period of time between when they were reported missing and when he killed them if he dumped that stuff a day before he killed them. I'll have to go back and read and refresh my memory on the timeline. I'm obviously way off.
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We were all way off because it was never reported that way. Either someone made an error in writing the story (which I am hoping) or this guy is psycho.
 
Ok so I think the article has been updated because it says they were killed 3 days before the welfare check.
 
Forensic pathology in NC: how experts identify burned remains
By Aaron Adelson Wednesday, March 2nd 2016
http://wlos.com/news/local/forensic-pathology-in-wnc-how-local-experts-identify-burned-remains

In the Codd case, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office has sent the still-unidentified remains to an FBI lab for further testing.

If the remains are never identified, prosecutors will rely on other evidence to connect Jason Owens to the Codds. As Newman proved, it's still possible to get a conviction.

"It's a different challenge," said Newman.

According to a search warrant, Owens indicated to detectives he destroyed the Codds' bodies and kept the remains at his home. Owens' next court date is scheduled for April 7.
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jenves said:
http://wlos.com/news/local/court-appearance-scheduled-today-for-robert-jason-owens

Robert Jason Owens, 37, is charged with killing Cristie and J.T. Codd and their unborn child. They went missing in March of 2015, and burned human remains were found on his property nearby.

An administrative hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in his case.
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Uuuuggghhh. Looks like it has been continued. From the article: "An administrative hearing for Robert Jason Owens, originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 31, 2016, has been continued." I know because it's a death penalty case and there was a large amount of evidence things are moving really slooooow, but I wish they would just get on with it. The families have waited long enough for justice!!
 
I hope part of the plea deal is the piece of filth telling what really happened that day. He ran down JT with a truck but nothing has ever been said about what happened to Cristie.

"Multiple sources confirmed District Attorney Todd Williams has accepted a plea offer from Owens’ defense attorneys that will likely put Owens behind bars for the rest of his life."

http://wlos.com/news/local/friend-of-couple-killed-in-2015-heartbroken-over-plea-deal
 
And then there's the connection with Zebb Quinn's disappearance.
http://wlos.com/news/local/plenty-of-unanswered-questions-remain-after-owens-plea-in-codd-case

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...-18-Asheville-2-Jan-2000&highlight=Zebb+Quinn

Owens is so evil he won't even tell the truth when he has not much left to lose. WLOS was reporting this evening about a letter that Owens supposedly wrote from jail saying the Codds' deaths were not his fault. WLOS reported a copy was on their website but I'm tired and I can't find it. It sure didn't look like a dude's handwriting to me.
 
"Owens told investigators he accidentally ran over the Codds as they were trying to get his truck out of a ditch, the paper reports, citing a police statement given in court Thursday. An attorney for him said in court that he was on prescribed medication for depression and was heavily impaired. Worried he would go to jail, Owens said he dismembered and burned their bodies and then sold their personal things and moved their cars to make the crime look like a robbery, the station reports."

http://www.wtsp.com/news/man-admits...usband-burning-bodies-in-wood-stove/434787623

"Accidentally"???? What a crock of crap. He had every intention of robbing them and killed them to cover up the robbery, IMO. Too many people have disappeared after coming into contact with this vile creep. Unfortunately, what actually happened will never be known since he destroyed the evidence.
 
From 4/28/17:

"A murder case marked by twists, turns and nationwide interest ended Thursday as the man charged with killing a couple with Hollywood ties pleaded guilty in a Buncombe County Superior Court hearing. In a plea deal his attorneys reached with Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams, Owens will spend a minimum of 59.5 years to a maximum of 74.5 years in prison without the possibility of parole."

http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2017/04/27/owens-pleads-guilty-codd-killings-may-avoid-death-penalty/100921986/
 
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