Man charged in deaths has tie to Zebb Quinn case - Asheville Citizen-Times
LEICESTER — A man who was suspected in the disappearance of Zebb Quinn — one of the region's most baffling cold cases — was charged Tuesday with murder in the deaths of a Leicester couple with Hollywood connections. Buncombe County sheriff's officers early Tuesday charged Robert Jason Owens, 36, of Owens Cove Road, with first-degree murder in the deaths of Joseph "J. T. " Codd, 45, and his wife, Cristie Schoen Codd, 38. Officers also charged Owens with the... In addition, Owens was charged with breaking and entering and larceny, accused of breaking into the Codds' home on Sunday and stealing a laptop, jewelry and a Glock handgun with a combined value of $1,500, according to warrants. Investigators remained at the Codds' home on Hookers Gap Road and at Owens' home, about a mile away on Owens Cove Road off Hookers Gap, much of the day Tuesday, both properties cordoned off with police tape. Owens had done some construction work at the Codds' home, Sheriff Van Duncan said. Double-murder suspect Robert Jason Owens speaks to the bailiff during his first appearance on new charges in Buncombe County District Court Tuesday, April 7, 2015. A grand jury handed out new indictments including robbery with a dangerous weapon... Double-murder suspect Robert Jason Owens stands during his first appearance on new. Source: www.citizen-times.com
