Bodies of three found in campers in Lucasville; Scioto County Sheriff investigating
LUCASVILLE, Ohio — The deaths of three people who were found inside campers on a property in Lucasville are now being investigated as homicides by Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman.
The sheriff’s office received a 911 call at 9:51 p.m. on July 22 from family members who reported that they had found their son dead at his residence on McLaughlin Road, according to the Scioto County Sheriff's Office.
After deputies arrived at the location, they then discovered one person dead in a camper just as the family had reported. Deputies then found two other people dead in another camper while searching the property.
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The three people found at the scene were 45-year-old Heather James, 35-year-old Pete O’Brian Eldridge and 68-year-old James “Jay” Andronis, the sheriff said in a press release. They all reportedly lived on the property.
Because of the ongoing nature of the investigation, no other details were released by the sheriff’s office.
Detectives with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations are assisting the sheriff’s office with the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Ethan Carmichael at 740-354-7346.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Deaths of three people in Scioto County investigated as homicide
