Shocking moment ‘killer’ is nabbed by police ‘after murdering woman, 35 and her daughter, 4, but sparing sister in home that had animal cages’
Footage has emerged showing the moment a suspected killer is captured by police after allegedly killing a mother and her daughter.
Daniel Callihan, 36, was arrested by officers from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office in Jackson, Mississippion Thursday.
He was arrested for the murder of Erin Brunett, 4, who was found behind an area home after her mother Callie Brunett was found dead at her home. Louisiana At home.
The 35 year old was Found dead on the bedroom floor of her Loranger mobile home on Thursday morning, her two daughters Erin and Jalie, 6, missing.
On Thursday, police tragically discovered little Erin’s body a few hours later in a wooded area, while her sister Jalie was found alive nearby.
Footage taken by officers shows the disheveled Callihan being held up by two law enforcement officers as he was apprehended
Jalie (left), 6, and Erin (right), 4, disappeared in Louisiana after Callie Brunett, 35, was found brutally murdered in her Loranger home early Thursday morning
Footage taken by officers showed the disheveled Callihan being held up by two law enforcement officers as he was apprehended.
Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said investigators found evidence that the two siblings were in a home involved in human trafficking.
Wade told reporters: “We see cages, cages for small animals. It is very disturbing for me as a police chief and as a father to witness what I saw.”
Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office Chief Jimmy Travis called the scene at Brunett’s mobile home an “obvious murder” with “blood everywhere.”
Brunett had been missing for more than 24 hours before detectives found her body, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The chief said afterwards that the children could already be halfway across the country, but that the police would use all means to get the children home.
Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Callihan was not a “complete stranger” to the family and was dating Brunett.
According to WDSUOfficers also detained one Victoria Cox, 32, as an accused accomplice in the kidnapping and murders.
Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Callihan was not a “complete stranger” to the family and had dated Brunett, seen here
Tangipahoa County Sheriff’s Office Chief Jimmy Travis called the scene at the mobile home of Brunett, seen here with her daughters, an “obvious murder” with “blood everywhere.”
Wade said during a news conference that they received a tip that Callihan may not have acted alone before tracking down Cox.
He said: “We are still trying to determine her exact role. She will be held accountable for her actions and her role in this horrific event that took place from Tangipahoa to South Jackson.
“She could possibly be charged with murder together with him, or as an accomplice, before and after the facts.”
Callihan is accused of committing brutal and gruesome acts of violence, including the murder of Brunett and her youngest daughter.
Sheriff Daniel Edwards said: “Our hearts are with all those affected by this tragic event.
“These are unspeakable crimes. We ask everyone to keep Callie’s family in your prayers.”
On Friday, WDSU reported that the FBI had returned to the area where the girls were found as they continued their investigation.
