TUCSON, AZ - A man confesses to Sheriff's deputies that he murdered his roommates and burned their bodies over the course of three days, says Pima County Sheriff's Office.This comes one day after PSCO found two burned bodies in the front yard where two people were reported missing by their families two weeks ago.
Michael Carlson has confessed to the murder of Kenneth Alliman and Rebecca Lofton, say Sheriff's deputies. In his confession, Carlson stated that he shot and killed the pair with a sawed of shotgun while they were in his Cadillac. Carlson confessed that he "burned them over a period of three days, leaving and returning to disperse the remains," says the search warrant in the case.
He then attempted to clean the blood out of his car and hide the murder weapon in an RV, says the confession.
The story began weeks ago when Alliman and Lofton were reported missing by their families. They had recently allowed Carlson to move into their home on Tucson's West side near Trico Road.
Not long after the pair was reported missing, in a totally unrelated case, Carlson was stopped for driving a stolen vehicle on May 31st. When deputies informed him his vehicle was stolen, he attempted to flee the scene. Then when his vehicle became inoperable, he fled on foot and successfully evaded deputies.
At that time, deputies searched his left-behind vehicle and noticed signs that the vehicle may have been the scene of the crime.
16 days later, Carlson was apprehended and taken into custody. He then confessed to killing his sister back in 2003, and the murders of Alliman and Lofton, says PCSO.
Monday night, PCSO searched the property of the missing pair and discovered burned fragments in the front yard. The medical examiners office has confirmed that the remains are the bodies of two individuals.
"We do believe the remains are the individuals missing from the residence," says Pima County Sheriff's Deputy Dawn Barkman.
The remains are currently undergoing testing to determine if they are the missing pair.
Michael Carlson has confessed to the murder of Kenneth Alliman and Rebecca Lofton, say Sheriff's deputies. In his confession, Carlson stated that he shot and killed the pair with a sawed of shotgun while they were in his Cadillac. Carlson confessed that he "burned them over a period of three days, leaving and returning to disperse the remains," says the search warrant in the case.
He then attempted to clean the blood out of his car and hide the murder weapon in an RV, says the confession.
The story began weeks ago when Alliman and Lofton were reported missing by their families. They had recently allowed Carlson to move into their home on Tucson's West side near Trico Road.
Not long after the pair was reported missing, in a totally unrelated case, Carlson was stopped for driving a stolen vehicle on May 31st. When deputies informed him his vehicle was stolen, he attempted to flee the scene. Then when his vehicle became inoperable, he fled on foot and successfully evaded deputies.
At that time, deputies searched his left-behind vehicle and noticed signs that the vehicle may have been the scene of the crime.
16 days later, Carlson was apprehended and taken into custody. He then confessed to killing his sister back in 2003, and the murders of Alliman and Lofton, says PCSO.
Monday night, PCSO searched the property of the missing pair and discovered burned fragments in the front yard. The medical examiners office has confirmed that the remains are the bodies of two individuals.
"We do believe the remains are the individuals missing from the residence," says Pima County Sheriff's Deputy Dawn Barkman.
The remains are currently undergoing testing to determine if they are the missing pair.
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