In January 1990, paramilitary religious cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren and 12 of his followers were indicted in Lake County Common Pleas Court in connection with the execution-style murders in April 1989 of Dennis Avery, his wife Cheryl and their daughters Trina, Rebecca and Karen.The office of Lake County Prosecuting Attorney Steven LaTourette secured convictions against […]
as they begin the search for suspect, they receive a surprising phone call. ronald luff has turned himself into authorities. he incomes them that lundgren s cult is responsible for the killings. a suspect in another murder case tonight, jeffrey lundgren, the leader of a fanatic religious group, tonight he and four of his followers are wanted by police. luff as professes to be a leading figure in the murder of the avery family. i want to reiterate, you have the right to stop this questioning at anytime. do you understand that? yes, i do. he makes his confession after hearing about the discovery of the averys bodies. the statement that you gave us previously, regarding your association with mr. jeff lundgren and others was that statement made voluntarily without any threat of intimidation? completely voluntary. he provides authorities with
members, including three children. i don t see how it could be much more atrocious, much worse, much more violent. as kirtland investigators begin the search for suspects, they receive a surprising phone call. ronald luff has turned himself in to authorities. he informs then that lungren s cult is responsible for the killings. a suspect in another murder case tonight, jeffrey lungren, the leader of a fanatic religious group. tonight he and four of his followers are wanted by police. luff also professes to be a leading figure in the murder of the avery family. i want to reiterate you have the right to stop this questioning at any time. do you understand that? yes, i do. he makes his confession after hearing about the discovery of
members, including three children. i don t see how it can be much more precocious, much worse and violent. as they begin the search for suspect, they receive a surprising phone call. ronald luff has turned himself into authorities. he incomes them that lundgren s cult is responsible for the killings. a suspect in another murder case tonight, jeffrey lundgren, the leader of a fanatic religious group, tonight he and four of his followers are wanted by police. luff as professes to be a leading figure in the murder of the avery family. i want to reiterate, you have the right to stop this questioning at anytime. do you understand that? yes, i do. he makes his confession after hearing about the discovery of the averies bodies. the statement that you gave us previously, regarding your association with mr. jeff
to their informant, draw a diagram and fax it to us so we knew exactly where these bodies were located. the informant is a former member of the local religious group that used to reside on the farm. he draws a precise grid of the barn to show the kirtland police where the bodies are located. once clear and the dirt floor was exposed, you could tell the ground was very spongy, like somebody had been digging there. so we started digging that night. 9:07 p.m. we found the first body of an adult male. five victims are eventually exhumed. within days, a man turns himself in to authorities in kansas city, missouri. he was the first man in custody, because he turned himself in at the atf. he walked in and gave a confession. i would ask you to please state your name, spell it. my name is ronald luff. that s r-o-n-a-l-d. my name is last name is luff. l-u-f-f.