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.