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Three murdered in Columbia, Ill.
Date: 5/5/2009 Album ID: 746843
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Two elementary school boys and their mother were found murdered in their Columbia, Ill., home Tuesday. The Major Case Squad identified the three as Sheri Coleman, 31, and her two sons -- Garett Coleman, 11, and Gavin Coleman, 9. The three had apparently been strangled.
05/11/09 - columbia, ill Christopher Coleman (in light colored shirt) exits the Columbia Police Department in Columbia, Ill, with his attorney on Monday afternoon. St. Louis Area Major Case Squad leader Jeff Connor said he would not comment on whether or not Christopher is even a suspect in the investigation into the slayings of his wife Sheri Coleman, 31, and her sons, Garett, 11, and Gavin, 9. They were found dead in their home at 2854 Robert Drive about 7 a.m. last Tuesday. Erik M. Lunsford * elunsford@post-dispatch.com
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11 Monday MAY 2009 - Investigators watch from across Robert Drive as family members load belongings into a storage trailer Monday at the home of Chris and Sheri Coleman in Columbia, Illinois. The crime scene where Sheri Coleman and her two sons were found murdered was opened Monday afternoon. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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11 Monday MAY 2009 - Investigators removed crime scene tape from the home of Chris and Sheri Coleman on Robert Drive in Columbia, Illinois Monday. Family member spent the afternoon loading belongings into a storage trailer. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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05/11/09 - columbia, ill Christopher Coleman (rear) exits the Columbia Police Department in Columbia, Ill, with his attorney Bill Margulis on Monday afternoon. Coleman had a fingerprinting appointment at the station. Erik M. Lunsford * elunsford@post-dispatch.com
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11 Monday MAY 2009 - Investigators watch from across Robert Drive as family members load belongings into a storage trailer Monday at the home of Chris and Sheri Coleman in Columbia, Illinois. The crime scene where Sheri Coleman and her two sons were found murdered was opened Monday afternoon. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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05/11/09 - columbia, ill Christopher Coleman (in light colored shirt) exits the Columbia Police Department in Columbia, Ill, with his attorney on Monday afternoon. St. Louis Area Major Case Squad leader Jeff Connor said he would not comment on whether or not Christopher is even a suspect in the investigation into the slayings of his wife Sheri Coleman, 31, and her sons, Garett, 11, and Gavin, 9. They were found dead in their home at 2854 Robert Drive about 7 a.m. last Tuesday. Erik M. Lunsford * elunsford@post-dispatch.com
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WEDNESDAY 6 MAY 2009 - Marie Grimm, 7, a first grader at Parkview Elementary, looks over flowers left for the Coleman family as a police investigator arrives at the home Wednesday evening. Marie attends the same school as the Coleman boys. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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WEDNESDAY 6 MAY 2009 - Flowers and messages rest in front of the Coleman family's home in the Columbia Lakes subdivision. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- The Major Case Squad on the scene of the 2800 block of Robert Drive investigates the murders of at least two people at a home in Columbia. The squad was called out about 7 a.m. to the home for multiple victims, possibly a woman and two children. From left to right, East Alton Detective Chris Cranmen and Wood River Detective Tim Gegen sift through neighbors trash along Micah's Way adjacent to the crime scene. Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- The Major Case Squad on the scene of the 2800 block of Robert Drive investigates the murders of at least two people at a home in Columbia. The squad was called out about 7 a.m. to the home for multiple victims, possibly a woman and two children. Detectives spent hours this morning sifting through trash cans up and down the block. Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- The Major Case Squad on the scene of the 2800 block of Robert Drive investigates the murders of at least two people at a home in Columbia. The squad was called out about 7 a.m. to the home for multiple victims, possibly a woman and two children. Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- The Major Case Squad on the scene of the 2800 block of Robert Drive investigates the murders of at least two people at a home in Columbia. The squad was called out about 7 a.m. to the home for multiple victims, possibly a woman and two children. Detectives spent hours this morning sifting through trash cans up and down the block. Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- The Major Case Squad on the scene of the 2800 block of Robert Drive investigates the murders of at least two people at a home in Columbia. The squad was called out about 7 a.m. to the home for multiple victims, possibly a woman and two children. Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- The Major Case Squad on the scene of the 2800 block of Robert Drive investigates the murders of at least two people at a home in Columbia. The squad was called out about 7 a.m. to the home for multiple victims, possibly a woman and two children. Detectives spent hours this morning sifting through trash cans up and down the block. Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- The Major Case Squad on the scene of the 2800 block of Robert Drive investigates the murders of at least two people at a home in Columbia. The squad was called out about 7 a.m. to the home for multiple victims, possibly a woman and two children. Detectives spent hours this morning sifting through trash cans up and down the block. Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- The Major Case Squad on the scene of the 2800 block of Robert Drive investigates the murders of at least two people at a home in Columbia. The squad was called out about 7 a.m. to the home for multiple victims, possibly a woman and two children. Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- Investigators removed the bodies of a mother and her two sons from the home in Lake of the Wood subdivision in Columbia, Illinois Tuesday afternoon. The Major Case Squad was called out about 7 a.m. for multiple victims inside a home in the 2800 block of Robert Drive Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- Neighbors watch in disbelief as detectives sift through garbage up and down the block of a crime scene at 2800 block of Robert Drive. The squad was called out about 7 a.m. to the home for multiple victims, possibly a woman and two children. Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- Investigators removed the bodies of a mother and her two sons from the home in Lake of the Wood subdivision in Columbia, Illinois Tuesday afternoon. The Major Case Squad was called out about 7 a.m. for multiple victims inside a home in the 2800 block of Robert Drive Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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MAY 5 2009 - COLUMBIA, Ill. -- Investigators removed the bodies of a mother and her two sons from the home in Lake of the Wood subdivision in Columbia, Illinois Tuesday afternoon. The Major Case Squad was called out about 7 a.m. for multiple victims inside a home in the 2800 block of Robert Drive Laurie Skrivan ´ lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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