{"id":2228044,"date":"2024-04-23T11:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bodies-located-in-24-year-old-cold-case-suspect-dies-the-very-same-day\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:22:52","slug":"bodies-located-in-24-year-old-cold-case-suspect-dies-the-very-same-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bodies-located-in-24-year-old-cold-case-suspect-dies-the-very-same-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery of Bodies in 24-Year-Old Cold Case &#8211; Suspect Passes Away on Same Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbodies-located-in-24-year-old-cold-case-suspect-dies-the-very-same-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228044&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On\u2063 April 23,\u2062 2024, in \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crimes-against-news-crews-in-oakland-california-cause-rethinking-of-live-coverage\/\" title=\"Crimes Against News Crews in Oakland, California Cause Rethinking of Live Coverage\">tragic turn<\/a> of events, an elderly West\u200b Virginia man, the main suspect in a double murder cold \u200bcase, passed away in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-protesters-at-us-open-semifinal-charged\/\" title=\"Climate activists charged during US Open semifinal.\">police\u2064 custody<\/a> just before the bodies of\u200c the victims were \u200dfound. \u2062The victims, \u200dmissing since 2000, were \u200bconnected to the suspect, who faced pending charges for the murder\u2063 of a 10-year-old girl. On \u2062April 23, 2024, a somber\u200d incident unfolded as an elderly West Virginia man, the\u200c prime suspect in a double\u200d murder cold case, died in police custody shortly before the discovery of the long-missing\u200c victims&#8217; bodies. The victims, missing since 2000, had ties to the suspect, \u2063who\u2063 was awaiting trial for the\u2062 murder of a\u2062 10-year-old girl.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 23, 2024 at 7:56am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>An elderly West Virginia man who was the suspect in a cold case double murder died in police custody on Monday just hours before the bodies of his alleged victims were found.<\/p>\n<p>The two dead had been missing since the year 2000, when they were living with Larry Webb \u2014 who died while awaiting trial in a Fayette County, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-west-virginia-dem-leader-switches-parties-state-gop-isnt-sure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia<\/a>, Monday morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvva.com\/2024\/04\/23\/bodies-found-24-year-old-cold-case-suspect-dies-same-day-following-medical-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WVVA<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Webb was indicted for the murder of 10-year-old Natasha \u201cAlex\u201d Carter last October in Raleigh County, but he remained free until earlier this month, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvnstv.com\/news\/west-virginia-news\/larry-webb-is-taken-into-custody-for-the-murder-of-10-year-old-natasha-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WVNS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The child and her mother, Susan Carter, were last seen in August 2000 when they moved in with Webb at his home near the community of Beckley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvnstv.com\/news\/crime\/raleigh-county-crime\/beckley-police-department-deputy-chief-shares-details-of-larry-webbs-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the outlet<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Cold case <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-dominions-anti-trump-executive-eric-coomer-owns-patents-on-adjudication-process-that-investigators-found-skimmed-votes-from-trump-in-michigan\/\" title=\"Developing: Dominion\u2019s Anti-Trump Executive Eric Coomer Owns Patents on Adjudication Process That Investigators Found Skimmed Votes From Trump in Michigan\">investigators found<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/abhorrent-welcome-californias-orwellian-paradise-ranking-citizens-dna-heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNA<\/a> evidence last year that was compelling enough that Webb \u2014 who was then in his eighties \u2014 was charged with murder.<\/p>\n<p>But while prosecutors felt their case was strong enough to try Webb for the old murder of Alex Carter, police never located her remains or those of her mother.<\/p>\n<p>That all changed Monday afternoon when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/investigators-looking-whether-problem-ships-fuel-supply-led-baltimore-bridge-disaster-report-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigators<\/a> found both bodies at Webb\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: WVSP confirm the suspected remains of Susan Carter and her daughter Natasha \u201cAlex\u201d Carter were found after the suspect\u2019s yard was excavated on April 22. In another twist \u2014 the suspect, Larry Webb, died at Mt. Olive just hours before the discovery was made. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GB3zqkzhtN\">pic.twitter.com\/GB3zqkzhtN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leslie Rubin (@LeslieRubinWCHS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeslieRubinWCHS\/status\/1782612936734736881?\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you follow true crime?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But Webb will not face a trial as WVVA reported he was pronounced dead at 10:30 Monday morning at an area hospital of a reported medical episode.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/law-order-actress-halts-filming-young-girl-need-mistakes-real-police-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> did not release any additional information about Webb\u2019s medical episode.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvnstv.com\/news\/crime\/raleigh-county-crime\/beckley-police-department-deputy-chief-shares-details-of-larry-webbs-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WVNS<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvnstv.com\/news\/crime\/raleigh-county-crime\/beckley-police-department-deputy-chief-shares-details-of-larry-webbs-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV<\/a> reported when Webb was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvnstv.com\/news\/west-virginia-news\/larry-webb-is-taken-into-custody-for-the-murder-of-10-year-old-natasha-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> less than two weeks ago, a previous caretaker had said he suffered from dementia.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, there were questions about how Webb would be tried and, if convicted, where he would serve a sentence if his mental state were diminished.<\/p>\n<p>Those questions were answered when he died at Montgomery General Hospital before his alleged victims could find late justice.<\/p>\n<p>The bodies of the missing Carter girls were located through a joint effort between West Virginia local and state authorities and federal agents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/killing-2-fbi-agents-leads-98-child-sex-abuse-arrests-international-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI agents<\/a> and personnel with the U.S. Marshals Service were part of the excavation effort to find the missing victims.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/larry-webb-indicted-murder-charge-girl-natasha-alex-carter-disappeared-2000-west-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, the search for justice for the Carters was renewed in 2021 when police upped an old reward from $10,000 to $20,000 for information on the case.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if that reward yielded any tips, but Webb was eventually identified as a suspect and arrested.<\/p>\n<p>An old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/wanted\/kidnap\/natasha-alex-carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI flyer<\/a> for the pair did not mention Webb but rather focused on a \u201ccontentious\u201d custody battle the older Carter had been involved in with her daughter\u2019s father.<\/p>\n<p>It was believed at the time that the Carters went missing that Susan Carter might have disappeared with her daughter.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44767\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44767\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44767\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44767\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44767\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and digital media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. 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