TRIPLE HOMICIDE IN CLARK
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The Park County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation into the murders of three people that occurred Saturday, March 2nd the small community of Clark Wyoming located in northern Park County. The Sheriff’s Office received a report around 11:15 from a nearby neighbor that they had located two people shot inside a residence. Sheriff’s Deputies and EMTs were dispatched to the scene. While deputies searched and secured the scene a third body was located in the basement of the residence.
The victims have been identified as 40 year old Ildiko Freitas and her parents, 69 year old Janos Volgyessi and 70 year old wife Hildegard Volgyessi all from Clark.
Witnesses observed two slender white males enter the residence and then a short time later saw two cars fleeing the residence at a high rate of speed. One of the cars was recognized as a car belonging to Freitas. Deputies on scene quickly gathered vehicle descriptions from witnesses and Park County Sheriff’s Dispatchers immediately broad casted the vehicle descriptions. Troopers of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, whom had responded to assist, located the vehicles several miles from the scene and took both subjects into custody without incident.
Suspects have been identified as 19 year old Stephen Hammer and 18 year old Tanner Vanpelt, both from Cody. Both are currently be held in the Park County Detention Center and will be formally charged for the murders and other crimes on Tuesday, March 5th.
Hammer (19)
The crime scene investigation is being conducted by members of the Wyoming State Crime Lab and agents from the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.
This is nothing short of cold blooded murder and I attribute the quick apprehension of the suspects to alert neighbors and the swift actions of members of the Park County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers of the Wyoming State Patrol.
Sincerely, Sheriff Scott A. Steward
