UPDATE - 10/29/09 - 10:36 A.M.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - Cape Girardeau Police have named Samuel Ray Hughes, 25 of Cape Girardeau, MO, as a third suspect in a triple murder in the 1200 block of N. Missouri Ave. that happened early Tuesday morning.  Hughes is charged with three counts of Second Degree Murder in the shooting deaths of Jamie Orman, 30, her son, Derrick Orman, 15, and her unborn 7-month-old fetus.  Hughes is also charged with one count of First Degree Burglary.

Ryan Patterson Court Documents
Michelle Lawrence Court Documents
Samuel Hughes Court Documents

UPDATE - 10/28/09 - 4:45 P.M.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - The Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad says Ryan Terell Patterson, 28, and Michelle Renee Lawrence, 39, both of Cape Girardeau, MO, are charged in connection to multiple homicides at a home in the 1200 block of N. Missouri Ave. early Tuesday morning.  Investigators say Michelle Lawrence was estranged but still married to the homeowner.

The homeowner was at work when the deadly shootings occurred, but his girlfriend and her three sons were home at the time.  Investigators say Jamie Orman, 30, and her oldest son, Derrick Orman, 15, were shot and killed just before 5 a.m. Tuesday.  Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton says Jamie Orman was also pregnant and in her third trimester.  Killing an unborn child can be considered murder in the state of Missouri.

Relatives tell Local 6 Orman's 14-year-old son called 911 after finding both shot in the living room of their home.

Prosecutors say the Lawrence and Patterson were co-workers.  Police they arrested the pair early Wednesday morning.  Court documents claim the children in the house at the time of the shootings usually stayed with their father in Perryville, MO, but had permission to stay with their mother the night before the shootings.

Ryan Patterson is charged with three counts of First Degree Murder, one count of First Degree Burglary and three counts of Armed Criminal Action.  He is on $750,000 cash bond.

Michelle Lawrence is charged with one count of Conspiracy to Commit 1st Degree Murder.  She is on a $250,000 cash bond.

 

UPDATE - 10/28/09 - 8:50 A.M.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad arrested two people in connection to Tuesday's double homicide in Cape Girardeau. Those people's names have not been released. They are currently in custody at the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Formal charges are expected later today.

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Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton says both Jamie and Derrick Orman died of a gunshot wound.  Coroner John Clifton says Jamie Orman was also pregnant and in her third trimester.

 

UPDATE - 10/27/09 5:20 P.M.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - Police spent most of the day combing a Cape Girardeau home for clues.

Rick Broniste lives just across the street, and still struggles with the double homicide that happened without catching anyone's attention.

"I even woke up at 3am and the neighborhood was quiet. there is all kinds of dogs that bark. Nothing indicated an intruder had gotten into the area," says Broniste.

Broniste has gotten to know his neighbors well. He says Jamie Orman lived in the home with her three sons and boyfriend. They were expecting a new baby soon.

"They were so looking forward to that baby coming. Now that whole thing is just over and gone," continued Broniste.

Cape police say a broken screen led them to believe the person who killed Jamie and Derrick Orman broke into the home. However, police aren't sure why someone shot the two.

 "There is no indication of anything like that at this time. Like I said, we are still gathering information. We don't have a motive that I can say this is why it happened," says Cape Girardeau Police Sergeant. Jason Selzer.

Unsettling news for neighbors like rick broniste, who wonder if the killer will return.

"I think us and many other neighbors are going to be securing their homes a lot more now," says Broniste.

 

UPDATE - 10/27/09 3:38 P.M.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton has released the names of the two bodies found at 1224 North Missouri, in Cape Girardeau.  The victims were identified as Jamie Lynn Orman, 30, and Derrick Joseph Orman, 15.  WPSD will continue to bring you updates as they become available.

 

ORIGINAL POST
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - Local 6 has a crew on the scene of a possible double homicide in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Few details are known at this time.  However, neighbors report that it involved a mother and son.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missouri State Police are working the scene of an apparent double homicide in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Local 6 has been told two bodies were found early this morning in a house near the Southeast Missouri State University campus. We will have more on this developing story on Local 6 Midday.

The victims were identified as Jamie Lynn Orman, 30, and Derrick Joseph Orman, 15