Man Sought in 3 Slayings Interrogated
A man sought for questioning in the slayings of three people met with authorities Wednesday as the search continued for two children missing from the house where the killings took place.
Detectives were interviewing Robert Roy Lutner on Wednesday evening, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Capt. Ben Wolfinger said.
Wolfinger would not discuss whether the missing children, Shasta and Dylan Groene, were with Lutner, but an Amber Alert remained in effect hours after the man was located.
Authorities have said Lutner was known to have been at the children’s home Sunday night, the night before the bodies of their brother, mother and a man were found.
Police in several states had been trying to locate Lutner, and Wolfinger said Lutner knew he was being pursued.
Police had sought Lutner, 33, of Hayden, Idaho, to determine whether he had seen anything or met anyone at the house where the bodies were found.
Police released few details about evidence.
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