Authorities in Alabama have reported the tragic discovery of an Alabama woman, her pregnant teenage daughter, and her young son, all found murdered in their residence. The heartbreaking incident has sent shockwaves through the community.
Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch provided details, stating that deputies arrived at the Wilmer home shortly after 2:30 a.m. The deputies found the victims in separate rooms, all with their hands tied behind their backs.
The victims have been identified as 46-year-old Lisa Gail Fields, who suffered fatal stab wounds; her 17-year-old daughter, Keziah Arionna Luker, who was shot; and 12-year-old Thomas Cordelle Jr., whose throat was cut in a particularly gruesome manner.
“It was a horrific scene,” Sheriff Burch commented. “Even if you have a dispute with an adult, there’s no justification for such violence, and to slaughter two innocent children in this manner is unimaginable. We are determined to swiftly apprehend the individual or individuals responsible for this heinous act.”
The scene was made even more poignant by the discovery of an unharmed 18-month-old child in the home, underscoring the senselessness of the violence that had unfolded.
An 18-month-old child was found unharmed in the home.
“At this point, we don’t suspect any kind of domestic or family-type situation,” Burch told reporters.
Burch noted that the home was “left in disarray,” suggesting the perpetrators may have been searching for something. Investigators believe more than one person was involved in the killings because the victims had been subdued.
The scene outside the Alabama home where a mother and her two children were brutally murdered. (WALA)
Luker was seven or eight months pregnant, the sheriff added.
“The mother was stabbed, the 17-year-old was shot, and the 12-year-old’s throat was cut as was the mom,” Burch said. “It tells me that they had a plan coming in to bring zip ties or flex cuffs with them so they had a plan.”
The father-to-be, who works offshore, triggered the discovery after he grew concerned when he could not reach Luker after he saw her cell phone activated on Life 360, the sheriff said. Another family member went to check on her and found all three victims in separate rooms with their hands bound behind them.
The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office will determine whether the death of Luker’s unborn child warrants an additional murder charge once a suspect is arrested.
An open field near the home where Lisa Fields, 46, and her two children, 12-year-old Thomas Cordelle and 17-year-old Keziah Luker, were found murdered. (WALA)
Burch said investigators currently have “positive leads” in the case.
Luker’s father told WALA-TV that his daughter had just received her GED.
“It’s a senseless murder,” he said. “She was a bubble of sunshine. A person that makes you smile; a person that’ll make you laugh whenever you’re down. She had empathy for everybody. She loved her brothers; she loved her mom; she loved all of us.”
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