Roy H. Murry, 30, following the triple homicide of his mother-in-law, father-in-law and brother-in-law
The estranged wife of a hero Iraq War veteran arrested in the killing her mother, stepfather and brother told authorities her husband blamed her family for their separation, according to court documents released Monday.
Amanda Murry also told police that suspect Roy H. Murry, 30, of Lewiston, Idaho, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and was becoming increasingly delusional, claiming he had been targeted by Russia's secret police.
Murry was the only person she suspected of having reason to harm his in-laws, she told investigators.
Roy Murry remained in custody Monday after surrendering to authorities Saturday. Four days earlier, the home of his wife's family was set on fire near Colbert, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said.
The three bodies were found with numerous gunshot wounds on the rural property.
Murry was being held on suspicion of three counts of first-degree murder. It was not clear if he had an attorney.
Amanda Murry, a nurse, told investigators that she had moved in with her mother, stepfather and brother in December and wanted a divorce.
'Roy had told her that her family was a hindrance between the two of them . having a successful marriage,' according to an affidavit from Spokane County sheriff's Detective Kirk Keyser.
'Amanda said Roy would see the killing of the family as a loss of her security and love for the most important thing in her life.'
Investigators found the body of Lisa Canfield, 52, on a bedroom floor, gagged and with numerous cuts to her body. Her son John Constable, 23, also was found in the house.
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Victims: Terry Canfield, a 59-year-old lieutenant with Spokane Fire Department, and John Constable (right)
The body of Terrance Canfield, 58, a lieutenant with the Spokane Fire Department, was found inside a burning barn on the property.
Amanda Murry has said her husband owned numerous firearms and it was his custom to wipe off ammunition as he loaded it into a magazine to avoid leaving fingerprints.
'Roy Murry told Amanda that this helped his ability to "shoot and scoot," which meant he did not leave behind any DNA or fingerprints,' Keyser said in the affidavit.
Police recovered a .22-caliber pistol in Roy Murry's car with an empty magazine, according to the documents.
Ryan Constable, the brother of Murry’s slain brother-in-law John, told detectives the Iraq War veteran was an ‘apocalypse prepper’ he was in possession of at least two pistol silencers.
The former soldier also reportedly had an AR-15 style pistol he nicknamed ‘puppy.’
During an interview with investigators Saturday, Roy Murry claimed he had worked for the CIA and had been approached by the Russian secret police known as the FSB, but he refused to collaborate with them.
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ShareDuring the interview, Murry claimed that either his wife or his mother-in-law had tried to recruit him on behalf of the Russian intelligence service and suggested that the FSB may have been responsible for their murders.
Detectives also reviewed Murry's Facebook page and found that on the morning of May 25, Murry posted three songs to his page, including one titled ‘Gasolina’ that contained the lyrics: ‘They have to be prepared because what is coming will be to beat them.’
Fire crews called to the Canfields' burning home on East Chattaroy Road at around 2am last Tuesday found two bodies inside. A third was found a few hours later.
Investigators determined the three victims were shot before the house was set on fire and believe the fire was set to cover up evidence
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich told KREM that investigators are looking into the possibility that Murry was waiting for his estranged wife, Amanda Murry, to return to Lt. Canfield's house, but she had been delayed at work and only came home just before 3.40am.
Murry served in the US Army and was severely injured in a bomb explosion in Iraq and was subsequently awarded the Bronze Star for valor.
He is understood to have had multiple run-ins with the law since leaving the military.
Terry (left) and wife Lisa, 52, were both fatally shot last Tuesday before their home was set alight
'Mr Murry, by all accounts that people we've talked with, is a hero. He served with great valor in iraq and he was severely wounded in Iraq,' Knezovich told reporters.
In 2011, the Spokane County Republican Party named Murry as one of three nominees to fill a state Senate seat, despite his lack of political experience and a brush with the law.
A year earlier, he had forfeited bail on a charge of possessing an illegal switchblade knife. County commissioners did not select him for the state Senate position.
Spy games: Murry claimed that Lisa Canfield or her daughter Amanda (right), his wife, had tried to recruit him on behalf of the Russian intelligence service FSB
Just days after Murry was nominated as a candidate for the post, he was arrested in Las Vegas on a firearms charge.
Police said his car was parked on the side of a road at a strange angle with its motor running. Police found a semi-automatic handgun in his waistband. He also had two knives, two ammunition clips and some loose rounds in his pocket.
Later in 2011, Murry was arrested after he carried a loaded gun into a veterans hospital in Walla Walla.
A federal grand jury indicted Murry on misdemeanor charges of possession of a firearm in a federal facility and possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility.
Court records indicate that he entered a diversion program in which he agreed to pay $500, perform 100 hours of community service, relinquish any permit that allowed him to carry concealed weapons for two years, and complete a firearms safety course.
Fellow firefighters are left grieving for Terry Canfield, who served with the Spokane Fire Department for 28 years.
'He will be remembered as a brilliant paramedic with a very compassionate heart,' Spokane Mayor David Condon wrote in a statement.
'His colleagues talk about Terry as a man that put his family and faith above everything, and how evident that was the minute he started a conversation.
'He will be missed greatly by his family, friends, colleagues and others who had the good fortune to cross paths with him.'
An 18-year-old neighbor said she and others on the street have been taking care of the Canfields' dogs, Hank and Tucker.
'After the fire, Hank came running over here covered in soot and rain,' Cherisse Kaleikini said.
'He was scared. He knew something was bad. He was crying, whining.'
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