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Police: DNA led to Iowa man’s arrest in slayings

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June 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

GLIDDEN, Iowa (AP) — A criminal complaint says DNA evidence led to the arrest of a man suspected in death of a mother and her son in western Iowa. Fifty-three-year-old Thomas Henderson, of Lake City, was arrested Thursday and charged Friday with murder. He is accused of killing 48-year-old Tammie Lee Devore and her 30-year-old son, Karl Allen Devore. Their bodies were found in their Glidden mobile home on May 18.

The Des Moines Register reports that investigators found a knife blade, a black knife handle and a knife labeled “Yoshiblade” at the crime scene. Investigators say DNA found on the knife and handle belonged to Henderson. Henderson is being held without bond at the Carroll County Jail.