It was a family affair.
A father confessed to murder in West Virginia in a case where two of his daughters have been charged as well. Investigators have also uncovered evidence that the man and one of the daughters had married in secret and engaged in an incestuous relationship.
Larry Paul McClure Sr., 55, of Pendleton, Ky. has confessed to his involvement in the murder of John Thomas McGuire, 38, of Minnesota, according to the Bluefield (Wv.) Telegraph.
McClure’s daughters, Amanda Michelle Naylor McClure, 31, of Chisago City, Minn., and Anna Marie Choudhary, 32, of Boone, N.C. are also facing murder charges.
Amanda McClure was McGuire’s girlfriend.
McGuire’s body was discovered in a grave at a residence in Skygusty, Wv. in September after McClure told West Virginia State Police to look.
McClure, a registered sex offender, disclosed the info to police after being arrested for a registry offense.
West Virginia State Police Trooper K.M. Saddler testified earlier this month that all three suspects were involved in the murder and one or more of them had moved McGuire’s body after the Valentine’s Day slaying.
“On or about February 14, Mr. John McGuire was struck in the head with a bottle of wine, then tied up, and then injected with two vials of methamphetamine,” Saddler testified. “After the injection, he was strangled.”
In a letter to McDowell County court officials, McClure confessed to the murder and detailed the role he and his daughters played along with other specifics. He also volunteered to plead guilty/no contest.
McClure apologized to McGuire’s family in the letter and points to his daughter Amanda as the main conspirator to McGuire’s murder. McClure writes that his sentence does not matter because he is in poor health and will not live to see parole.
“I just want it to be over," McClure wrote in his letter. “NO TRIAL. NO TAXPAYERS MONEY SPENT FOR A TRIAL,” he added in all-caps.
In a separate criminal complaint, Trooper Saddler attests that Larry and Amanda McClure had falsified documents in order to get married in Virginia several weeks after murdering McGuire.
The marriage license shows the two were wed on March 11. Amanda McClure listed another man as her father on the license.
Marriage between a father and daughter is a misdemeanor, according to Tazewell County Sheriff Brian Hieatt.
Trooper Sadler said further indictments against the suspects, including ones related to the illicit marriage, could be filed after grand jury indictments are handed down.