fire. sheriff harold jones also believes burns abducted the victims and took authorities to the bodies. he took our mississippi highway patrol investigators to the scene, yes. reporter: why do you think he took them to the scene? did he feel remorse? i have no clue about that. i wasn t there. reporter: that s unusual, was. it? burns is being charged with the murders of the child and mother. there is a possibility the stepfather was killed in a different county so another murder charge could come soon. to my knowledge, we don t know about anybody that would want to do harm to them. reporter: 7-year-old jaidon lived with his grandmother in this house. the grandmother remains in mourning. i don t know how anyone could ever be so callous and cruel to take anyone s life, especially the life of a child that hurt no
reporter: family members in mourning about what has happened to the family they loved. smith, her 7-year-old son jaidon and her husband were last seen in a dodge suv, however the suv was found overturned and on fire in a ditch last friday but three families members nowhere to be seen. jenkins is atira s cousin. we went to bed last night still praying that we would have them return home safely. but unfortunately, that did not happen. reporter: instead, vincent and other family members were informed the little boy, his mother and stepfather were found dead in an awant donned house close to where the vehicle was found. detectives found atira and her husband and jaidon s bodies
mississippi. the bodies on a woman, her husband and her 7-year-old son found shot to death. the family was missing since last friday until the grim discovery today. gary tuchman has the story. reporter: family members in mourning what happened to the family they loved. smith, her 7-year-old son jaidon and her husband were last seen in a dodge suv, however the suv was found overturned and on fire in a ditch last friday but the three families members nowhere to be seen. jenkins is atira s cousin. we went to bed last night still praying that we would have them return home safely. but unfortunately, that did not happen. reporter: instead, vincent and other family members were informed the little boy, his mother and stepfather were found dead. in an abandoned house, close to the area where the vehicle was found. detectives found atira and her husband and jaidon s bodies this morning. basically they were all shot to
reporter: 7-year-old jaidon lived with his grandmother in this house. the same house where the family has gathered. the grandmother remains in mourning. angela ashford is another cousin. i don t know how anyone could ever be so callous and cruel to take anyone s life, especially the life of a child that hurt no one and didn t deserve what he got. reporter: at first, law enforcement hoped they were dealing with a missing person s case but personal items were belonging to the victims were found in a gas station s dumpster and then the bodies were located. atila is one of atira s best friends. atira had such a big heart. it kind of like why her? she never bothered anybody, was very loving, and innocent. reporter: the question for everyone, the family, community, sheriff s department is simply why? at this point, any idea what he had against these three people?
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