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Elrey Bud Runion, 69, and his wife June, 66, of Marietta, Georgia, were found dead in January 2015 after traveling to southern Georgia to inspect a classic 1966 Ford Mustang they believed was for sale. The couple had posted a Craigslist ad and arranged to meet a seller in Telfair County. When they failed to return and missed a babysitting appointment, family members reported them missing. Their SUV was recovered submerged in a pond; both victims were later located in a nearby wooded area, each shot in the head.

Investigators arrested 28-year-old Ronnie Adrian Jay Towns of McRae. Authorities say Towns contacted the Runions in response to their ad, lured them to the remote site with a nonexistent car, and killed them during a robbery. He was charged with malice murder and armed robbery. At this time some key physical evidence has been recovered from the search area, and the case remains of interest to anyone with information about the meeting arranged through the ad or the remote location where the victims were found.

If anyone knew about the Craigslist ad, the seller who contacted the Runions, or saw the couple in Telfair County that day, please come forward with what was seen or heard.