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Arrest Offers Possible Break in Killings of Padre Island Campers Arrests Offer Possible Break in Killings of Padre Island Campers
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The authorities in Texas said Wednesday that a 33-year-old Utah man was arrested in Mexico on a charge that he stole the truck and R.V. belonging to a couple whose bodies were found last month on a Texas beach. The authorities in Texas said that a man and a woman had been arrested in Mexico on charges they stole a truck and an R.V. belonging to a couple whose bodies were found last month on a Texas beach.
The man, Adam Curtis Williams, faces a charge of felony theft, according to the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office. He was transported to the United States and, as of Wednesday evening, was being brought from Houston to Kleberg County, said Chief Deputy Jaime Garza. The man, Adam Curtis Williams of Utah, faces a charge of felony theft, according to the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office in Texas. He was transported to the United States, said Chief Deputy Jaime Garza.
The woman, Amanda Noverr, is in custody and was awaiting deportation to the United States, Sheriff Richard Kirkpatrick said at a news conference on Thursday, adding that she was arrested on a felony theft charge.
Ms. Noverr was expected to arrive in Texas on Thursday afternoon, he said.
A 3-year-old child who was with Mr. Williams and Ms. Noverr will be brought back to Texas with Ms. Noverr, Sheriff Kirkpatrick said.
Mr. Williams, 33, is held on a $1 million bond, inmate records show, and Ms. Noverr’s bond is expected to be the same, the sheriff said.
“This begins a longer chapter,” Sheriff Kirkpatrick said.
Requests for comment from the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office were not immediately returned on Thursday.
The killings of the couple — James Butler, 48, and Michelle Butler, 45, of New Hampshire — remain under investigation. They had been traveling the country in their R.V. and were staying at a South Texas beach when they disappeared last month. Their bodies were found buried in a shallow grave on the beach southeast of Corpus Christi, and their truck and R.V. were missing.The killings of the couple — James Butler, 48, and Michelle Butler, 45, of New Hampshire — remain under investigation. They had been traveling the country in their R.V. and were staying at a South Texas beach when they disappeared last month. Their bodies were found buried in a shallow grave on the beach southeast of Corpus Christi, and their truck and R.V. were missing.
The authorities said at a news conference Tuesday that they believed Mr. Williams had absconded to Mexico after stealing the truck and the R.V. They said he was seen in a surveillance photograph crossing the border into Mexico with a woman, Amanda Noverr, who remains a person of interest in the case. The authorities said at a news conference Tuesday that they believed Mr. Williams had absconded to Mexico after stealing the truck and the R.V. They said he was seen in a surveillance photograph crossing the border into Mexico with a woman, Ms. Noverr.
Deputy Garza declined on Wednesday evening to provide more information about how Mr. Williams could have been connected to the Butlers or the circumstances of his arrest in Mexico. Deputy Garza said that the truck and the R.V., which were with Mr. Williams when he was arrested, remained in Mexico.
Deputy Garza declined on Wednesday evening to provide more information about the circumstances of Mr. Williams’s arrest in Mexico or how he could have been connected to the Butlers. Deputy Garza said that the truck and the R.V., which were with Mr. Williams when he was arrested, remained in Mexico.
At the news conference on Tuesday, the authorities said that other people could be involved in the Butlers’ killings.At the news conference on Tuesday, the authorities said that other people could be involved in the Butlers’ killings.
They have not released details on how the couple were killed.They have not released details on how the couple were killed.
The Butlers disappeared on Oct. 15. More than a week later, a relative filed a missing persons report. Their bodies were found later that month, and on Nov. 1, their deaths were ruled homicides.The Butlers disappeared on Oct. 15. More than a week later, a relative filed a missing persons report. Their bodies were found later that month, and on Nov. 1, their deaths were ruled homicides.
Investigators used cellphone towers to approximate the Butlers’ last known location, leading them to an area of the beach on Padre Island known as “the bowl” for the way the sand dunes form a depression.Investigators used cellphone towers to approximate the Butlers’ last known location, leading them to an area of the beach on Padre Island known as “the bowl” for the way the sand dunes form a depression.