Suspect indicted in 2009 cold case murder
By F.T. Norton, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
A passing driver spotted Vann's body about
Not far from Vann's body, deputies found a blue sleeve, called a reducer, which enables a flare gun to fire shotgun pellets. The sleeve still had a shell casing lodged inside, according to an affidavit in support of a search warrant for the Brookview home Vann shared with Gonzales.
Vann's cell phone was found 1.9 miles from his body and included a text message, sent from Vann to Gonzales late on the night of
Detectives located Vann's Jeep at the home the two men shared. The warrant also states Gonzales was the beneficiary of a
Gonzales told police he owned a flare gun and that it had been stolen from his home days earlier. He had not reported the theft.
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