Relative Of 4 Found Dead In Tennessee Says Her Family 'trusted' Murder Suspect Who Is On The Run

A comparative of four group recovered dormant successful Tennessee this week described her family arsenic heartbroken and confused, saying successful a Facebook station Thursday that nan fishy has “literally been thing short of astonishing to america and our kids.”

The statement, written by a female who identified herself arsenic nan sister-in-law and aunt of 3 victims, was posted aft nan Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified nan fishy arsenic Austin Robert Drummond, 29.

Drummond, who is wanted connected charges of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and firearms offenses, remains astatine ample and should beryllium considered equipped and dangerous, nan agency said successful a news release.

Suspect Austin Drummond.Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Drummond, who was added to nan state's "most wanted" list, is believed to beryllium driving a 2016 Audi A3. A reward of $15,000 is being offered for accusation starring to his arrest.

Authorities person not identified a imaginable motive.

The Facebook post's author, who said she is joined to nan relative of 1 of nan victims, did not respond to messages connected nan level aliases telephone numbers associated pinch her. NBC News verified her Facebook profile.

The victims, recovered Tuesday successful northwest Tennessee’s Lake County, were identified arsenic Matthew Wilson, 21; Adrianna Williams, 20; Courtney Rose, 38; and Braydon Williams, 15.

They were relatives of an babe discovered successful nan beforehand gait of a location successful adjacent Dyer County earlier that afternoon, according to Danny Goodman, nan territory lawyer for Lake and Dyer counties. The kid was live and was being evaluated, officials said.

Authorities person not said really nan 4 died. NBC connection WMC-TV of Memphis reported that they were discovered successful a wooded area successful Tiptonville, astir 40 miles northbound of nan area wherever nan babe was found.

The Dyer County Sheriff’s Office said that nan kid was abandoned and that a witnesser saw nan babe successful a car spot and dialed 911.

In Thursday’s Facebook post, nan comparative wrote that her family thought they knew Drummond well.

"We each trusted him," she wrote.

According to nan post, Drummond antecedently dated a sister of Rose, nan abandoned child’s grandmother. Wilson and Adrianna Williams were nan infant’s parents, Goodman said. Braydon was nan maternal uncle.

“Yes, he was adjacent to our family,” nan station says. “Yes, we cared astir him and thought he cared astir us. He has virtually been thing short of astonishing to america and our kids each clip he has been astir america up until this point.”

“We NEVER expected him to origin ANY harm to ANYONE, overmuch little anyone successful our family,” nan station continued. “We are heartbroken. We are confused. We are devastated. We are MORTIFIED. We are hurting. OUR KIDS ARE HURTING.”

“We want justness for my sister successful law, niece, nephew, and nieces boyfriend,” nan station added.

Public records show that Drummond was convicted of equipped robbery successful adjacent Madison County successful 2014. His condemnation ended past September, situation records show.

Two months aft nan completion of that sentence, Drummond was charged pinch attempted execution and supplier crimes, tribunal records successful Lake County show. Goodman said nan allegations were related to crimes he is accused of committing while incarcerated astatine Northwest Correctional Complex, a situation successful Lake County.

Drummond was retired connected enslaved for those charges astatine nan clip of nan quadruple killing, Goodman said. His lawyer successful nan attempted execution lawsuit did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.