2 Va. Residents Arrested in Deaths of WVa. Family

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Posted: 11:42 AM Oct 28, 2009 2 Va. Residents Arrested in Deaths of WVa. Family MATHIAS, W.Va. (AP) Two Virginia residents have been arrested in connection with the deaths of three family members in West Virginia, one of which was a Rockingham County, Va. firefighter.

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October 28, 2009

Two Virginia residents have been arrested in connection with the deaths of three family members in West Virginia.

Police say 34-year-old Nakia Heath Keller and 34-year-old Lorie Ann Taylor, both of Folks Run, Va., were arrested in Virginia on fugitive from justice warrants. Each waived extradition to West Virginia.

The specific charges weren't released. But police did say Taylor is the ex-wife of one of the victims, 34-year-old Dennis "Chip" Taylor.

The bodies of Dennis Taylor, his wife, 38-year-old Alaina Taylor, and her 5-year-old daughter, Kaylee Grace Whetzel, were found Friday night in their burned home in Mathias. Police say all three victims had been shot. The fire was ruled an arson.

Dennis Taylor was a firefighter in Rockingham County, Va.

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