Brother Indicted In Family Triple Murder

November 11, 2015

State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Tuesday that an Escambia County Grand Jury has indicted Donald Wayne Hartung for three counts of first degree premeditated murder in the death of his mother and two half-brothers, Voncile Smith, John Smith, and Richard Smith.
All three bodies were found on July 31  in their home on Deerfield Drive. All three were beaten with a claw hammer and their throats slit,  and Richard Smith was also shot in the head.

Eddins previously stated that his office intends to seek the death penalty in the case.

At a press conference shortly after the murders, Morgan said witchcraft may have been involved in the killings. After Hartung’s arrest in late October, Morgan said that witchcraft was still “in play”, but it would be up to prosecutors to determine the motive.

Comments

2 Responses to “Brother Indicted In Family Triple Murder”

  1. billy on November 12th, 2015 7:03 pm

    pfft…….they dont do the death penalty anymore……….we will support him till he dies of natural causes.

  2. Jane on November 11th, 2015 4:22 am

    Proof you don’t need a gun to kill someone.

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