The Moore County man charged in the deaths of his family members in Pinebluff called 911 the morning of the killings.
Deputies found three adults dead Wednesday morning inside a home in the 100 block of Ryder Cup Boulevard in Pinebluff, according to the Moore County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said the victims appeared to have been shot and stabbed, and their deaths are being investigated as homicides.
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On Thursday, the sheriff's office identified the victims as the suspect's stepfather, 63-year-old Bobby Farris; his mother, 62-year-old Christina Aggelis; and his niece, 20-year-old Trinity Thomas.
Deputies said the suspect, Demetrius Aggelis, initially told them he found the three victims unresponsive. In the 911 call, Aggelis told dispatchers he had arrived at his parents' home early Wednesday morning to take his stepfather to the airport.
"I came here to pick up my stepdad to take him to the airport, no one came out so I went inside to wake him, and no one's waking up. I think there's some blood and I don't know."
The dispatcher asked Aggelis to go inside and check whether his family members were breathing, but he said he did not want to go back inside.
"Oh my God, they've been stabbed. I don't want to see it."
"I shook them. They're just heavy. I called their names," Aggelis said.
Aggelis told the dispatcher he was outside in the driveway and repeatedly said he did not want to go back inside and see his family.
"I don't want it to be my mom."
The dispatcher then asked Aggelis to take the phone to his mother.
He called out to her before telling the dispatcher, "No one's moving."
The 911 call lasted 7 minutes and 1 second.
Deputies said they used Flock Safety cameras and other evidence to identify and arrest Aggelis. The 40-year-old was charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree burglary.
He remains in custody and is due in court Aug. 19.