Bud and June Runion from Marietta, Georgia Missing Since 1/22/15 When They Traveled to Telfair County to Purchase a Car From Craigslist (Update: Two Warrants for Suspect Ronnie “Jay” Adrian Towns)(Update: Bodies of Missing Couple Found Deceased)

 

Cobb County Couple Missing …

Bud and June Runion, a Marietta, Georgia couple in their 60′s, have been missing since Thursday, January 22, 2015.  The Cobb County couple have been missing since they went to Telfair County Thursday to purchase a car from someone they met through Craigslist. According to the police, the couple drove to McRae to meet with someone who responded to an ad Bud Runion placed seeking a 1966 Mustang. Cobb County detectives believe the couple was riding in a pewter- or champagne colored 2003 GMC Envoy with Georgia tag BWU 7349. Authorities say that the phone number that the couple called, traced back to a disposable cell phone. No one has heard from them since Friday and it appears that the Runions’ cell phones are off.

Bud and June Runion

State and local agencies have joined a frantic search for a Marietta couple missing since they went to Telfair County Thursday to purchase a car from someone they met through Craigslist.

“We’re trying to put together some teams to go out right now,” said Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson.

The couple apparently drove to McRae to meet with someone who responded to an ad Bud Runion placed seeking a 1966 Mustang, the sheriff said. Family members became concerned when the two did not return for a family function and would not answer their cell phone.

Facebook: Find Bud & June Runion.

UPDATE I: The GBI and Georgia State Patrol have joined deputies from Telfair, Wheeler and Jeff Davis counties in the search for a Marietta couple.

Bud Runion is 69 years old; June Runion is 66.

The couple drove to McRae on Thursday to meet someone who responded to an ad Bud Runion placed on Craigslist seeking a 1966 Mustang.

Relatives became concerned when the couple did not return for a family function and did not answer their cell phone.

Cobb County detectives believe the couple was riding in a pewter- or champagne colored 2003 GMC Envoy with Georgia tag BWU 7349.

They say Bud Runion is white, 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He is balding with gray hair and blue eyes. June Runion is white, 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes.

Runion_car

Champagne colored 2003 GMC Envoy with Georgia tag BWU 7349

UPDATE II: Suspect named in missing couple case: Ronnie “Jay” Adrian Towns.

Steverson says there are two active warrants out for Ronnie “Jay” Adrian Towns: one for making false statements to investigators and the other for criminal attempt to commit theft by deception.

Sheriff Steverson says Ronnie Towns is 28 and around 6 feet tall.

UPDATE III: Two Bodies Found as Cops Search for Missing Elderly Couple.

Two bodies were found Monday in the search for an elderly Georgia couple who disappeared last week after going to look at a car advertised on Craigslist, police said.

The vehicle of the missing couple —Elrey “Bud” Runion, 69, and his wife, June Runion, 66 — was found submerged in a body of water. Two bodies, one man and one female, were found nearby. The bodies haven’t been officially identified and the cause of death hasn’t been determined, Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said.

Authorities have been searching for the couple since their family reported that they hadn’t heard from them since they left Thursday morning for southern Georgia to look at a vintage Mustang.

UPDATE IV: Bodies found in search for Runion couple.

Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said two bodies were found Monday in the search for Bud and June Runion, the missing Marietta couple.

Investigators also found the couple’s SUV submerged in a shallow body of water, Steverson said.

Steverson said autopsies are being done before a positive identification is announced.

Ronnie Adrian “Jay” Towns, 28, of McRae turned himself in to authorities Monday morning.

The Telfair sheriff asked anyone with information to call his office at 229-868-6621. Also, anyone with information about the couple’s whereabouts is asked to call Cobb County Police at 770-499-3900.



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    4 Responses to “Bud and June Runion from Marietta, Georgia Missing Since 1/22/15 When They Traveled to Telfair County to Purchase a Car From Craigslist (Update: Two Warrants for Suspect Ronnie “Jay” Adrian Towns)(Update: Bodies of Missing Couple Found Deceased)”

    1. Tamikosmom on January 25th, 2015 11:05 am

      Police: Missing Cobb County couple could be in danger
      Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

      … The couple’s daughters held back tears Saturday as they talked about their last conversation with their parents.

      “He was excited about the car. He had one when he got back from Vietnam,” daughter Stephanie Bishop said.

      She said her father had posted an advertisement on Craigslist. He wanted to buy a 1966 Ford Mustang. Someone responded, she said, and even sent a picture. Bishop said her parents agreed to meet in Telfair County.

      The couple left their Marietta home Thursday at about 2 p.m. They were last seen driving a 2003 champagne-colored GMC Envoy.

      “We are worried that someone might have done something bad and taken advantage of them,” daughter Brittany Patterson said.

      Runion was a Vietnam War veteran, his daughters told Artz.

      They say the couple left with their cell phones and chargers, but that no one has heard from them since 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

      http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/missing-marietta-couple-left-buy-car-posted-craigs/njwSX/

    2. Tamikosmom on January 25th, 2015 2:37 pm

      UPDATE: Telfair police identify suspect in Bud and June Runion case
      January 25, 2015

      Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson says they have identified a suspect in the investigation of June and Bud Runion.

      Steverson says there are two active warrants out for Ronnie “Jay” Adrian Towns: one for making false statements to investigators and the other for criminal attempt to commit theft by deception.

      Sheriff Steverson says Ronnie Towns is 28 and around 6 feet tall.

      “We were interested in who last had phone contact with the Runions, and this individual did,” says Steverson. “We interviewed Mr. Towns early on in the investigation and the info he provided did not corroborate with our investigation.” ….

      http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/2015/01/24/telfair-police-search-for-missing-cobb-county-couple/22276947/

    3. Tamikosmom on January 25th, 2015 9:22 pm

      “As we continue our efforts, we wanted you to know that we will appear on Good Morning America and Inside Edition tomorrow and Fox and Friends Tuesday. Keep praying- ‘the prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective’ (James 5:16)”

      https://www.facebook.com/pages/Find-Bud-June-Runion/842141039158408

    4. Suspect Named (Ronnie “Jay” Adrian Towns) in Case of Missing Bud and June Runion in Craigslist 1966 Mustang Car Purchase in Telfair County, GA (Arrest Warrant Issued for Towns) | Scared Monkeys on January 26th, 2015 8:33 am

      [...] false statements to investigators, as well as criminal attempt to commit theft by deception.  Bud and June Runion have been missing since Thursday, January 22, 2015. The two reportedly were headed to Telfair County, GA to take a [...]

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