Bodies of North GA Couple Jennifer and Paul Budrawich, Recovered from Dawson County River, Woman's Stepdad Jesse James Kilgore Charged with Her Murder

Jesse James Kilgore arrested and charged with murder of step-daughter Jennifer Budrawich

James Kilgore (11 Alive News)

Jesse James Kilgore of North Georgia, was arrested on murder charges stemming from the death of his step-daughter and the mother of one of his children, Jennifer Budrawich. Her body was found Sunday near a Dawson river. The body of Paul Budrawich, her husband, was found Monday morning in the Amicalola River, also in Dawson county. The couple was reported missing Saturday night while they were driving to visit her children.

Kilgore's nephew, Benjamin Kelly Mullinax, 27, was arrested for tampering with evidence. The police launched an investigation after a horrifying 911 call, in which the woman is heard asking, "why did you bring me down here to the river?"?" Police said a man's voice threatened, "I'm going to kill both of you." The investigators later found the couple's car on Highway 53 near the IGA grocery store close to the Pickens County line. According to 11 Alive News, what they found in the car prompted them to go to an unnamed river in Dawson County.

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LISTEN: Raw: Victim Makes Chilling 911 Call, Courtesy of WSB-TV

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There are obviously a lot of questions in this sad chain of events, but we should be grateful that the allege killer has been arrested. The first thing that comes to mind is why her stepfather was the father of one of her children and what was the nature of their relationship. Why didn't she have custody of her children? Still, this woman and her husband did not deserve the fate they were dealt.

The police did not disclose how Mrs. Budrawich died. The suspects may make their first court appearance as early as this afternoon.