155:, she reportedly said "Okay guys, mommy's home. You can get up now". When she approached Kristin, she saw a bullet hole in her head. Afterward she frantically phoned her husband's uncle Cary, who arrived at the home shortly after. Cary checked the pulses on Kristin and Steven and found both were dead. He also found the body of the youngest family member, Bryan. Cary said that Bryan's face had "been beaten bad, with big bubbles coming out of his mouth". In the investigation afterward, a reward of $ 4,000 was announced to anyone who could give information leading to an arrest.
134:, left his home state and moved to San Diego, California, where he married a woman named Gerri. They had two children: Kristin Deann Moss in 1982, and Bryan James Moss in 1986. Afterward they moved back to Steven's native Georgia and settled near his family. Kristin was considered pretty, popular, smart, and athletic. She attended Jones County High School and played on their softball team. She was scheduled to graduate in 2001. Bryan attended Mattie Wells Elementary School and was in fifth grade. He was reported to have enjoyed
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