Crime & Safety
North Royalton Murders Possibly Connected To Canton Homicides
A 45-year-old man is a suspect in both the murder of a mother and her daughters in North Royalton and the murder of an elderly couple.
NORTH ROYALTON, OH — A triple homicide in North Royalton on Sunday may be connected to the murder of a couple in North Canton, according to reports. Police arrested a suspect in both murders on Tuesday after a standoff in Brunswick.
A mother and her two adult daughters were found dead inside a home in the 11000 block of Ridge Road around 8 p.m. Sunday, Cleveland 19 reports. Suzanne Taylor, 45, and her two daughters, Taylor Pifer, 21, and Kylie Pifer, 18, were found dead in the house.
Rogell John, 71, and Roberta John, 64, were found shot to death inside their North Canton home on Monday, Fox 8 reports. The couple were discovered by their son.
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Then, on early Tuesday, George Brinkman, 45, was arrested after a nine-hour standoff with police on Valley Forge Drive in Brunswick. Detectives told Channel 5 that there is evidence linking Brinkman to both crimes.
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