Lisa Fields was stabbed to death and her body was found along with her two children; her pregnant daughter, 17, and son, 12, whose throat was slashed so deeply he was almost decapitated
A pregnant woman was stabbed to death alongside her mum and brother – who was ‘decapitated’ in the horror triple murder. Keziah Luker, 17, was seven months pregnant and due to give birth in June, her heartbroken auntie said.
She was found dead alongside her brother Thomas Cordelle Jr., 12, and mum Lisa Gail Fields, 46, at their family home in Wilmer, Alabama, on April 20. They had been shot and stabbed to death.
Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said Lisa was stabbed multiple times, Keziah was shot and Thomas’ throat had been cut so deep that he was nearly decapitated. They were all found tied up in separate rooms of the house, he told reporters.
Lisa’s’ younger sister Shannon Corry told The US Sun that her sibling was seven months pregnant and due to give birth in June. She said: “I miss my beautiful niece. She was the funniest thing you’ve ever seen. She had so much personality, spunk, and humor.
“Very intelligent and athletic. My nephew TJ, 12 years old, that’s it just 12, never got to drive a car for the first time down the highway. Never got to take a girl to prom.
“Had his whole life ahead of him. Sweet, intelligent. He just told me the other day how much he loved me and that I was his favorite. He knew how to make me feel so special. I was so proud of the young man he was becoming.”
Sheriff Burch believes there may have been one or more suspects responsible for the heinous act, detailing how the ’ home was “left in disarray.”
He added: “It tells me that they had a plan coming in to bring zip ties or flex cuffs with them, so they had a plan,” he added while suggesting the suspects may have been searching for something in the home.
“If you’ve got a beef with an adult… there’s nothing worth killing over, but to murder two children brutally.”
An 18-month-old was found unharmed in the home, he told reporters. Corry said the toddler was Lisa’s granddaughter. She added: “It still doesn’t seem real to me. I feel like I’m living a nightmare, and I can’t wake up from it.
“My heart is so sick. Lisa was the glue to our family. She held us together. She was the most amazing person I ever met. [My] best friend, sister, and mom and I couldn’t have asked for a better one. No one could hold a candle to her in my eyes.
“We all wanna know what happened, who did this, and why did they do this because our family did not deserve this. She had no enemies, or at least we thought she had no enemies. She was so good to everybody even when they didn’t deserve it.”
Heartbroken Corry believes that whoever murdered her relatives knew her family well and fears her sister unlocked the door for their eventual killers.
She said: “Whoever did this definitely knew our family well because the dogs let them in and out and my sister Lisa unlocked the door for them.”
Sheriff Burch said that at this point investigators do not suspect the murders were part of a domestic or family dispute, adding: “Someone was searching for something.” The investigation continues.
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