At around 8:30 a.m. on June 12, Kellam’s brother-in-law called 911 to report that he had not seen his sister-in-law and her. Daughter of 11 years in several months, officials said.
The wise sheriff of the county Lane Akin told WFAA that he “wished they had called us sooner, but they failed to.” He added: “They were all terrified of this man, they were afraid to say anything.”
The brother-in-law informed the police of where Kellam lived, so deputies went to the house nearby Decatur. They knocked on the door and walked through the property, but no one was around to determine that the property had been abandoned, authorities said.
Investigators determined that the daughter had not been enrolled in school since 2022, WFAA reported.
At around 6 p.m. on June 13, investigators found Morairity in Dallas. According to police, he had two of his children, ages 3 and 10, with him.
Morairity first told police he had not seen his wife or eldest daughter in six months. He eventually admitted that his wife and daughter were dead and their remains were in the garage at the house police had checked the previous day.