Suspects confess to roles in Mathews County double homicide and arson: Complaint

The two suspects charged for their alleged roles in a Mathews County double homicide and arson earlier in July confessed to authorities in post-Miranda interviews, court documents show.

Carol Paul Cormier Jr., 33, of Mathews County, is accused of killing Chad Wayne Ashford, 54, and Audrey Elaine Hudgins, 56, during an argument on Thursday, July 10, and then setting fire to a house on John Clayton Memorial Highway with the bodies inside.

Lacey Ann Horsley, 18, of Gloucester County, who is charged with accessory to murder after the fact and conspiracy to burn the house, told investigators with the sheriff’s office what transpired the day of the murders…

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