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On October 5, 2006, Winchester, Virginia, was rocked by a quadruple homicide that left 17-year-old Travis Putnam and three members of his family dead. Travis was found with gunshot wounds to the chest and head in the home next door to where the suspect lived. The other victims were 19-year-old Amanda Orndorff and her 23-month-old son Christopher, found in Amanda’s home, and her 60-year-old father Samuel William Orndorff, discovered in a vehicle in the driveway.

Police identified 20-year-old Jessi Ashton Jephson as the prime suspect. Officers tracked Jephson to a secluded area about 10 miles from the scene; he was armed but surrendered without incident and reportedly confessed to shooting Amanda Orndorff. Investigators determined the handgun used had been stolen. Jephson was charged in multiple counts including capital murder and first-degree murder connected to the four deaths, along with firearm and theft-related charges.

Does anyone have information about Travis’s last known movements or connections between him and the suspect?