Crime & Safety
Officials Identify One of the Women Found Dead in Antioch
Dorothy Varner, 82, was one of the women found dead Monday in an Antioch apartment.
The woman found dead in an Antioch apartment on Monday has been identified as Dorothy Varner, 82, according to the Daily Herald.
Officials are waiting for the fingerprint analysis on a 61-year-old woman whose body was also found in the apartment in the 1200 block of Main Street Monday before releasing her identity, according to the article.
Antioch police are looking for 54-year-old Billy Varner, who they say may be involved in two deaths that are being considered suspicious, according to an earlier Daily Herald article.
Officials say Varner, a white male, "was last seen driving a 2002 tan Chevy extended conversion van with the registration N943872," according to the article. Varner was seen in the area of the apartment hours before the bodies were found, according to the Daily Herald.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
