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Brunswick Co. Sheriff's Office investigating overnight murder

Submitted by WWAY on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 9:18pm.READ MORE: Brunswick Co. Sheriff's Office investigating overnight murder
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BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A man accused of stiffing a cab driver is now a murder suspect.

The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office says around 1:30 a.m. Saturday deputies responded to 6149 Sawdust Lane in Winnabow for a report of a defrauding incident involving a taxi cab.

While deputies searched for the suspect, they found a man unresponsive in the bathroom. The deputies called for EMS, which pronounced Tom Heller dead.

Deputies then found and arrested the suspect, John Heller, 22, who had a gun. Heller is in the Brunswick County Detention Facility without bond. He is charged with murder robbery with dangerous weapon, two counts of assault by pointing a gun and hiring with intent to defraud.

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What's the relationship here?

Submitted by virgogirl (not verified) on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 11:54am.

Tom and John Heller? Sounds like they were either twins or brothers.

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relationship

Submitted by Deeply Sorry for the rest of the family (not verified) on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 4:24pm.

No, I have known this prominent family for a very long time. Tom Heller is the father of John Heller

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