Virginia Police Discover 3 Corpses In Backyard Bomb Shelter

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Virginia Police Discover 3 Corpses
In Backyard Bomb Shelter
LORTON, Va. - The decomposing bodies of three people missing for more than a week were found with multiple stab wounds and covered in lime powder in a World War II-era bomb shelter behind their house, police said.
The bodies of Jimmy Gardner, 64; his wife, Jannis, 63; and his father, Elmer, 90, were found late Tuesday in the cinderblock shelter beneath a tool shed at the northern Virginia home. They were identified Wednesday by family members.
Police said they were searching for a son of the couple, Keith J. Gardner, 39, but did not describe him as a suspect.
"We are concerned about his well-being at this time," said police spokeswoman Gretchen Lacharite.
Keith Gardner has a criminal record in Virginia dating to 1986, according to state corrections officials. In 1989, he was convicted on drug distribution and weapons charges and sentenced to eight years in prison.
May 13, 1999
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