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Quadruple slaying suspect arrested at Richmond airportThe suspect in the slayings of four people at the home of a Longwood University professor was arrested today by Richmond International Airport police who found him sleeping in a baggage claim area.
Richard Alden Samuel McCorsky III, 20, was arrested about 11:40 a.m., by airport police who recognized him from a flyer, said Troy Bell, airport spokesman.
Bell said McCorsky had purchased a ticket to fly to California tomorrow and had tried to get it changed to today, but did not have enough money to cover the $150 change fee. He said it appeared that McCorsky was trying to stay at the airport until he could catch his flight.
McCorsky, who had been sleeping on a bench, offered no resistance and truthfully identified himself, Bell said. McCorsky was being held handcuffed in the airport police office pending the arrival of a Farmville investigator.
Bell said he was not aware of any weapon that was found with McCorsky.
Although authorities have not released the identification of the victims, a Longwood University spokesman said earlier today that the Farmville home at which the bodies were found is that of Debra S. Kelley, an associate professor of sociology and criminal justice studies.
Dennis Sercombe, a university vice president, said that two bodies were so badly decomposed they’ll have to be identified by dental record. Neighbors said they had not seen any activity at the home for several days, Sercombe said.
Kelley is on educational leave from Longwood and was expected to leave the school at the end of the semester, Sercombe said. She has a daughter but no other information about the family members was released.
She has been at Longwood since 1994. Kelley is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice Studies, has bachelor’s from VCU, a master’s from American University and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She taught courses in criminology and criminal justice.
Officials McCorsky, who is from California, stole a car from the First Avenue home where the bodies were found. He was charged with murder, robbery and grand larceny.
McCorsky had last been seen about 7 a.m. Friday at a Sheetz on South Main Street in the town after he was dropped off there, authorities said. He told a clerk at Sheetz that he was waiting on a ride to the airport and he was seen both inside and outside the store, officials said. It was not immediately clear how long he was there or how he left.
Officials declined to discuss how the victims died, but they described McCorsky as armed and dangerous.
The bodies were discovered when a Farmville police officer thought he smelled a decomposing body about 3:10 p.m. on Friday outside 505 First Ave. Police entered the home about 4 p.m. and found three bodies before obtaining a search warrant to re-enter and find the fourth body.
Around midnight, Longwood officials sent an e-mail to the campus community that said the school was awaiting confirmation of the victims’ identities.
“As we learn more details of the investigation, we shall keep you informed,“ the e-mail said. The note urged students to remain vigilant and monitor local news outlets for updated information.
“These kinds of things just don’t happen here,“ Tim Pierson, the university’s vice president for student affairs, said of the Farmville community, about 60 miles west of Richmond.
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Here is the suspect’s MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/lildemondog
Very morbid and scary. It looks like one of the victims wrote the most recent posts on the wall.
He was also a crappy underground rapper named Syko Sam - http://www.myspace.com/samissyko
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