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Double Homicide Suspect Takes His Own Life
Double Homicide Suspect Takes His Own Life 10/04/12
News Staff
October 4, 2012
MONAHANS, TX - The man being held for the murders of two people in Ward County has reportedly taken his own life. The Ward County Sheriffs Office confirms that they found 28-year old Rodney Crawford dead in his cell early this morning.
Crawford was being held at the Ward County Jail for the murders of his ex girlfriend, 31-year-old Christina Stafford and 30-year-old Travis Dewitt back on September 5, 2012 in Grand Falls. Later Ward County Sheriff Mikel Strickland confirmed that Crawford was the son of a Sheriff's deputy and used a Ward County Sheriff's Office issued gun to shoot the two victims and Stafford's 8-year-old daughter. The child survived the shooting.
Despite reports that Crawford may have taken his own life, the sheriff's office can not confirm the cause of death as the Texas Rangers have taken over the investigation.
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CBS 7 News
October 4, 2012
Texas Rangers are investigating the suicide of a double murder suspect in the Ward County jail. 28-year-old Rodney Wayne Crawford was being held for the murders of his ex-girlfriend, 31-year-old Christina Stafford and 30-year-old Travis Dewitt according to the Odessa American Newspaper.
Officers responded to shots fired at a residence in Grand Falls about two a.m. on September 5th. Staffords eight year old daugher was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Ward County Sheriff Mikel Strickland later confirmed that Crawford was the son of one of his sheriff's deputies.