The man accused of killing two people in Idaho and Nez Perce counties was arrested Sunday after his family members alerted authorities.
According to a probable cause affidavit, investigators believe 56-year-old Richard Ross, also known as Richard Satterfield, killed his former brother-in-law, Michael Devin, and Devin’s mother, 76-year-old Edwina Devin.
Richard Ross
Edwina Devin’s body was found in her home on Cove Road near Grangeville on Sept. 30th with her hands and feet bound and her head wrapped in duct tape. The next morning Michael Devin’s remains were found inside a burning 2007 GMC pickup truck at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Nez Perce Drive east of Juniper Drive in Lewiston. Authorities say his face was also wrapped in duct tape. Both had been strangled.
Police used witness statements, footage from security cameras and dog hair to tie him to the deaths. But it was ultimately help from family members that led to his arrest Sunday evening at the Clarkston Motel 6.
Ross is scheduled to make an initial appearance on two charges of first-degree murder in Nez Perce County Magistrate Court today (Tue). (Lewiston Tribune)
