Monday, July 25, 2011

Raleigh, NC: Missing Kinston woman's ex-boyfriend, his wife charged with murder

Posted: 28 minutes ago
Updated: 8 seconds ago
A missing Kinston woman's ex-boyfriend and his wife were arrested Monday and charged with murder in her death, according to Raleigh police.

Grant Ruffin Hayes, 32, and Amanda Perry Hayes, 39, are accused of killing Laura Jean Ackerson, 27, who was last seen in Raleigh on July 13 and reported missing two days later.

The dismembered remains of a woman found Sunday near Oyster Creek, about 60 miles south of Houston, are believed to be Ackerson's, according to authorities in Fort Bend County, Texas.

Chief Deputy Craig Brady said that Raleigh police detectives who traveled to Texas to look for Ackerson believe the remains are hers. It appears she was killed in North Carolina and that her body was taken to Texas, Brady said.

Joe Garza, a crime scene witness, said he saw authorities take two coolers, a gun and a saw out of a house.

Ackerson was reported missing after she failed to pick up her two sons from their father, Grant Hayes, in Raleigh. Her white 2006 Ford Focus was found in the Camden Crest Apartments, near Glenwood Avenue and Lynn Road, on July 20.

Family and friends have said that she and Grant Hayes were involved in a custody battle and that their relationship had been "volatile."



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