Source – Dustin Marchaun Caudill, 45, of Elizabethtown is charged in the deaths of the victims and the fire.
An Elizabethtown man, who was convicted of killing his mother and brother in 1994, has been charged in relation to a fire where two men were found shot to death inside a burned Elizabethtown residence.
Elizabethtown police and fire units were called at 5 a.m. Wednesday to 508 Henon Lane on a report a structure fire. Once firefighters entered the residence, they found two bodies inside.
It was later determined the men, Blake France, 41, of Greenville, and Anthony Garrett, 43, of Elizabethtown, had sustained gunshot wounds.
Within 90 minutes, police had identified a person who reportedly had information about the circumstances, according to Chris Denham, a public affairs office with the Elizabethtown Police Department.
Caudill, who was detained by police, was located at a hotel on East Dixie Avenue.
During a 10 a.m. news conference, Denham said the person was being interviewed by investigators after being located at a hotel on East Dixie Avenue.
During the investigation, police determined the fire was intentionally set and witnesses reported seeing a gold truck leaving the scene. That truck, along with Caudill, was located at the hotel late.
Video surveillance from the motel showed footage of Caudill exiting the truck and later discarding a handgun, police report. After searching the vehicle, belongings of France and Garrett were found inside.
During an interview, police said Caudill confessed to the offenses, including admitting to shooting the victims and intentionally setting fire to the home. He also admitted stealing the victim’s wallets and discarding them in a gas station trash can.
Caudill was charged with two counts of murder; first-degree arson; tampering with physical evidence; possession of a handgun by a convicted felon; first-degree robbery and first-degree wanton endangerment.
Caudill was convicted of killing his mother and brother April 11, 1994, at the family’s home near Midway when he was 15 years old. In an interview with Kentucky State Police at the time, he told them he “just snapped.”
