Alabama sheriff details gruesome murders of veteran and wife inside their own home

A subject seasoned on with his woman were some gruesomely killed during a burglary successful Alabama, according to officials.

A 46-year-old antheral was arrested aft allegedly sidesplitting a hubby and woman recovered dormant astatine their Reform, Alabama, location Sunday, the Pickens County Sheriff's Office said. Justin Elrod and his wife, Lena Elrod, were discovered dormant astatine 12:15 a.m. pursuing reports of a burglary. George Birmingham faces charges successful their deaths, officials said.

Birmingham was arrested connected charges of 1 number of superior murder, 2 counts of murder, 1 number of burglary and further drug-related charges.

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Justin Elrod, a subject veteran, and his wife, Lena, were recovered dormant astatine their Reform, Alabama, location Sunday. (Lena Elrod/Facebook)

Court records bespeak Birmingham was accused of sidesplitting Lena Elrod with an electrical saw and stabbed oregon struck Justin Elrod successful the caput with a metallic object.

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George Birmingham, 46, faces superior execution and further charges successful the deaths of Justin and Lena Elrod, according to the Pickens County Sheriff's Office. (Pickens County Sheriff's Office)

The sheriff's bureau said Birmingham was accused of sidesplitting the hubby and woman earlier the burglary wrong their home.

According to WBRC, a motive hasn't been established, but authorities said Birmingham was an "acquaintance" of the Elrods.

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Friends described Justin Elrod arsenic a hard idiosyncratic who survived his subject work lone to beryllium killed successful the alleged burglary. (Lena Elrod/Facebook)

Aliceville Mayor Terrence Windham described Justin Elrod arsenic a hard idiosyncratic who was humble.

"He was a precise humble guy, and helium was the past idiosyncratic that I would deliberation that thing similar this would hap to," Windham said. "He survived the military, survived moving successful the prison, and now, this situation, it conscionable makes it adjacent worse."

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Jason Burns, who was a co-worker with Justin Elrod astatine a national prison, said he's inactive astatine a nonaccomplishment that his person was killed.

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Justin and Lena Elrod were remembered by friends and coworkers arsenic a devoted couple. (Lena Elrod/Facebook)

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"About each 5 minutes," Burns said. "About each 5 minutes, I’m having that moment."

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"We inquire everyone to proceed keeping the victims’ families, those affected by this tragedy, and the responding archetypal responders successful your thoughts and prayers during this hard time," the sheriff's bureau said.