Post by Joanna on May 17, 2016 23:01:57 GMT -5
Texas Man Decapitated, Head Taken
GALVESTON, Tex. – A Texas family is in disbelief and local police are trying to find leads after a Texas man was found decapitated and his head was nowhere to be found. Jubal Alexander (inset above), 24, had been sleeping in his truck under a bridge in Angleton, Tex., while working long hours at a local chemical plant – just as his father did – when he was found dead earlier this month, according to police. Alexander, who was described as hard-working and never in trouble, dined with his father just days before he was brutally murdered and decapitated, according to ABC affiliate KTRK.
"They cut my son's head off and they took my son's head. Who would do that? I don't understand,” his father told KTRK. “I couldn't even see my son. They won't even let me see him."
Relatives say Alexander was working as a pipe-fitter at the plant, trying to save up money to pay off bills. "He wanted me to be proud of him so we worked exceptionally hard,” his father added. “His shift was maybe a 10-hour, maybe a 12-hour shift. He worked all night long." His father said also that he did not believe the motive was robbery because his wallet and personal belongings were left in the truck.
Police found the body May 3 after a fisherman, who is also a Galveston police officer, noticed a blue Chevrolet pickup hadn't moved all day from the Austin Bayou Boat Ramp where he was fishing.
When asked what he wanted to say to the person who killed his son, Alexander’s father said, “I don't want to say anything to the person. I want help to find the people who do this. I want enough coverage. I want people to know. I don't want this to be swept under the rug or die in a cold case. I want people to know."
Law enforcement in Putnam County, Georgia, say Russell and Shirley Dermond, an elderly couple murdered in May 2014, were also killed on May 3. Russell Dermond was decapitated and his head was never found.
Source: KTLA News, May 16, 2016.
