The warrant cited says 25-year-old Jeffrey Ward admitted to investigators that he "screwed up and killed them during one of his blackout episodes where he was overtaken by demons."
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The Eastern Regional Medical Examiner's office said 40-year-old Dawn Ward and 14-year-old Taylor Carroll were both stabbed in the chest.
Their bodies were found in a well in Williamston, three days after they had been reported missing.
Jeffrey Ward is being held without bond on two counts of murder.
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His brother, 24-year-old Jerrett Ward, faces charges of accessory after the fact.
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Jerrett Ward is being held under $1 million bond.
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