CLARKTON A Clarkton woman, along with the adopted daughter of one of two people found dead in a home there earlier this month, led law enforcement on a car chase Tuesday before being arrested in the slayings, officials said.
Nona Belle Strickland, 18, and Keyonte Cassandra-Yvette Poole, 21, are each charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in the deaths of Sean Patrick Burke, 51, and Robbie Darlene Hildreth, 58, according to a news release from the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.
On April 8, deputies were sent on a welfare check at the couple s home at 527 Cribb Road. There they found Burke s body outside and Hildreth’s body inside, said Chief Deputy Mac Warner.
Bladen County murder suspects arrested after chase ends in fiery crash
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ELIZABETHTOWN Foul play is suspected in the deaths of two people found in a Bladen County home this week, law enforcement officials said Friday.
The Bladen County Sheriff s Office said investigators were still trying to determine the identities of the individuals and the exact causes of their deaths, according to a news release.
The bodies were found after deputies were to called to 527 Cribb Road in Clarkton for a welfare check Thursday. The home is just south of Elizabethtown along U.S. 701.
“Foul play is suspected in the deaths,” the news release said, noting that the bodies were sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh to determine the causes of death and identify the bodies.