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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The bodies of a man who went missing for days last year, and his family were found Thursday in a Stafford County home.
A call came into the Stafford County dispatch center at 8:41 a.m. the scene of the crime, at 8 Wilderness Court. A voice on the line told an operator that his name was Lance Buckley, and that he wanted to report three murders and a suicide and then he hung up, according to a press release from Stafford County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman MC Moncure.
Authorities rushed to the home only to find the bodies of Amy Buckley, 30, Claire Buckley, 5, Abigail Buckley, 17-months old, and the body of Lance Buckley in the lower level of the home. Authorities did not say how the victims were killed.
Detectives are still working an active investigation into the murder-suicide case. They were at the home the majority of the day on Thursday.
Lance Buckley in May 2015 was located a campground in West Virginia after he went missing two days before being found. Buckley on the day of his disappearance left his Stafford home and went to Howard University in Washington, D.C.
After located two days later, authorities said he was in “good condition.”
Amy Buckley listed Fredericksburg as her hometown on her Facebook page. When her husband was located by police last year, she took to the social media network to thank those who searched for him.
“LANCE HAS BEEN FOUND!!! He is alive, and we are so grateful for all of your prayers!”
