Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Update: Mingo County Murder



A man made a disturbing discovery in Mingo County on Monday when he found his friend dead. West Virginia State Police are calling the death a murder.

Troopers say Roland Stafford, believed to be about 70 years old, was killed in his home in Taylorville.

Because of the investigation they are not releasing details about how he was killed, but they do say it was brutal.

At this point, it's not even clear when he was killed because no one had seen him since Wednesday night's church service.

A concerned friend went to check on him about 10:30 a.m. Monday and found him dead.

Right now, there are no suspects and finding the person or people who killed Roland won't be easy.

Troopers are searching for Roland's truck which is missing. It's a 2003 burgundy extended cab Ford Ranger, with the license plate number 4TK 331.


If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call WVSP in Mingo County at (304) 235-6000 or Logan County at (304) 792-7200.