Teen handyman accused of killing ‘sweetest’ elderly couple was well-known ‘troubled juvenile’ suspected of other crimes: cops
US News Teen handyman accused of killing ‘sweetest’ elderly couple was well-known ‘troubled juvenile’ suspected of other crimes: cops By Brandon Cruz Published July 26, 2026, 3:26 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google The Mississippi teenager accused of gunning down the “sweetest” elderly couple who hired him as a handyman was a suspect in numerous burglaries and car thefts before the double murder, according to authorities. Cordarius Hobbs, 17, was well known by cops around Simpson County when he was busted for the June 3 slayings of Billy Blair, 74, and his wife, Virginia Carol Blair, 71, at their home he’d helped maintain in Mendenhall, according to an incident report obtained by KSMP-TV.
- ▪US News Teen handyman accused of killing ‘sweetest’ elderly couple was well-known ‘troubled juvenile’ suspected of other crimes: cops By Brandon Cruz Published July 26, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google The Mississippi teenager accused of gunning down the “sweetest” elderly couple who hired him as a handyman was a suspect in numerous burglaries and car thefts before the double murder, according to authoritie
- ▪Cordarius Hobbs, 17, was well known by cops around Simpson County when he was busted for the June 3 slayings of Billy Blair, 74, and his wife, Virginia Carol Blair, 71, at their home he’d helped maintain in Mendenhall, according to an incid
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