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Updated news on bodies found in car on a I-85 ramp in Union City, GA. Police said all three were victims of an apparent triple homicide, the two men were found in the back seat and the women was found in the trunk. The medical examiner said there were no gunshot or stab wounds on the victims. The Union City Police investigation continues. Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson was the niece of Quinones King.
A Union City police officer on routine patrol discovered three bodies in a car parked on an interstate ramp early Sunday morning.
Two bodies were found inside the car, and a third body was discovered in the trunk. The car was located on Flat Shoals Road near Interstate 85.
Police said the victims, Quinones King, 33, Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson, 32, and Rodney Cottrell, 43, were from Montgomery, AL.
"We have multiple leads and one lead does describe that incident happened in a different location but I can't give you any information about that lead," Union City police spokesperson Christopher Murphy said.
Authorities believe the victims may have known their killer or killers.
"There's no evidence that shows it was a random act," Officer Murphy said. Union City police have called in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to help.
WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather
Updated news on bodies found in car on a I-85 ramp in Union City, GA. Police said all three were victims of an apparent triple homicide, the two men were found in the back seat and the women was found in the trunk. The medical examiner said there were no gunshot or stab wounds on the victims. The Union City Police investigation continues. Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson was the niece of Quinones King.
A Union City police officer on routine patrol discovered three bodies in a car parked on an interstate ramp early Sunday morning.
Two bodies were found inside the car, and a third body was discovered in the trunk. The car was located on Flat Shoals Road near Interstate 85.
Police said the victims, Quinones King, 33, Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson, 32, and Rodney Cottrell, 43, were from Montgomery, AL.
"We have multiple leads and one lead does describe that incident happened in a different location but I can't give you any information about that lead," Union City police spokesperson Christopher Murphy said.
Authorities believe the victims may have known their killer or killers.
"There's no evidence that shows it was a random act," Officer Murphy said. Union City police have called in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to help.
