Stephen Marlow, 39, was arrested in Kansas on Friday afternoon. He is believed to have killed four people in Butler Township, Ohio. The bodies of the victims were found more than 600 miles from where Marlow was arrested. The Montgomery County coroner’s office told The Sun on Saturday that the people who died in the crash were Clyde Knox, 82, his wife Eva Knox, 78, Sarah Anderson, 41, and their daughter Kayla Anderson, 15 years old.
The older couple was found in a different place than where the mother and daughter were. Marlow shared some terrifying footage of him talking to his family and calling the shootings “executions.” The video circulating on social media caught the attention of the police. They believe the terrifying video was filmed after the shooting.
John Porter, who is the police chief in Butler Township, said shots were heard just before noon Friday. When they got there, they found the bodies of the people who had died in the terrible accident. Four people were found with gunshot wounds at different crime scenes. When the police arrived, they were all said to be dead.
The bodies of Eva and Clyde Knox were found in their home on Hardwick Place. Porter told a news conference that Sarah Anderson and her daughter Kayla were also found dead shortly afterward. The youngest victim was a high school student named Kayla, who was 15 years old. Superintendent Robert O’Leary called it a “ray of light.” He also said that students can get help from pastors, youth ministers and therapists if they want.
Marlow was paroled for aggravated robbery and threats after an incident in Dayton in July 2019. As of February, he was no longer on parole. Police say he was charged with four counts of aggravated murder in Montgomery County. Right after this, the news of this event comes out. The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued a federal arrest warrant for Marlow on Saturday. Before this, the FBI says, he was accused of fighting in ways contrary to the law to avoid being caught. But it is not yet clear if Marlow will face any further charges at this time. P
orter said area officials are making plans for Marlow’s trip. The Butler Township Police Department is still investigating what happened. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Tobacco and Firearms have been helping them all along.
Early on, the FBI office in Cincinnati sent out a tweet that read, “The FBI is looking for Stephen A. Marlow because on August 5, 2022, he allegedly shot and killed four people in Butler Township, Ohio. Marlow is believed to have left the area in a white 2007 Ford Edge SUV with Ohio license plate JES9806.” Six hours after the first tweet, the FBI sent another that read: “Lawrence, Kansas police have arrested Stephen Marlow because they believe he killed someone. Thank you to the folks at Butler Twp for all the help and support you provided in this investigation.”