NASHVILLE — **UPDATE** Brandon Griswold & Whitney Gray admit to the murders of Preston Claybrooks Jr. & Alexandra Grubbs. They will be charged tonight, police say.
The man and woman found brutally murdered early today inside an apartment of the Howe Garden complex at 1921 Greenwood Avenue are believed to be individuals who were reported missing by their families on September 24th, Metro police said.
Due to the severe trauma to their bodies, confirmation of the victims’ identifies has not been made. The missing persons are Preston Claybrooks, Jr., 24, and his longtime girlfriend, Alexandra Grubbs, 23, both of Nashville.
On Saturday morning, Claybrooks’ mother, who reported her son missing on Thursday afternoon, called police to report the odor of decomposition coming from the apartment.
Homicide detectives and crime scene specialists spent all day Saturday and much of Sunday at the scene. The bodies of the victims were found at 2 a.m. this morning under junk and debris in a large closet.
Evidence shows an extremely violent crime took place inside the apartment, and that the persons responsible attempted to clean up after themselves.
Autopsies are scheduled to be performed on the victims Monday, during which the causes of death will likely be determined.
Claybrooks’ mother went to the apartment knowing that her son had a connection there. The leaseholder is Brandon Griswold, 20. Efforts to locate him have been unsuccessful, as have attempts to find his girlfriend, Whitney Gray, 21.
BREAKING: Brandon Griswold and Whitney Gray in custody @ Harding Pl & Trousdale Dr. pic.twitter.com/rIulHgSO0T
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) September 28, 2015
The investigation continues.
