Valerie Sue Riddle, 24, and her five-year-old son Kelly Mark Laird werefound along the Blue Ridge Parkway overnight. Police say they had beenbrutally stabbed.
Only hours after the bodies were found, 19-year-old Lyle Clinton May wascharged with two counts of first degree murder. Dale Elerby Godfrey, 23,was charged with accessory after the fact.
Police have said little about a possible motive. They do say that Mayknew Riddle. They also believe the woman and her son were killedsomewhere else and their bodies dumped along the parkway.
WWNC-Asheville
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