Roswell double murder suspect in court, detective gives emotional testimony

New details have emerged in the murders of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson, two teens who were found dead behind a Publix in Roswell, Georgia.

Jeffrey Hazelwood, 20, fatally shot Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis, both 17, behind a Publix grocery store in Roswell in the pre-dawn hours of August 1.

A delivery driver made the gruesome discovery at approximately 6am.

Carter Davis, 17, was found wearing shorts and had been shot in the head from farther away.

The man accused of killing two Roswell teenagers said he watched the pair – even climbing to the top of the Publix in Roswell – before approaching them behind the store, a detective testified Friday. Initial beliefs center on the killer having posed his victims bodies for his own personal gratification after murdering them.

The detective said authorities were able to track Hazelwood after he used Henderson’s debit card to get gas the day after the murders. As she spoke of Natalie spreading her hands out on the hood of the auto, Detective Bennett broke down and wept on the stand.

Bennett said Hazelwood parked his vehicle out of view, so the teens didn’t know he was watching them. Natalie’s body was found nude with her legs spread wide apart.

Detectives also discovered a feather in her hair, the autopsy said.

Fulton County Medical Examiner Michele Stauffenberg stated in the report that the victims were put on display – each with their back to the ground. Hazelwood then allegedly struck Carter with his gun and said he shot the teen because he was afraid of him.

The man captured on four of the shopping center’s surveillance cameras, later identified as suspect Jeffrey Hazelwood, was described as a white male with long brown hair, a dark jacket, a red shirt, light-colored trousers and dark shoes, she said.

Judge Karen Woodson ruled Jeffrey Andrew Hazelwood can be tried for two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of aggravated sexual battery, one count of identity fraud, one count of felony theft by taking and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Bennett said Hazelwood went to a nearby gas station wearing a Guy Fawlkes mask and used Henderson’s credit card, then returned to the scene and stole Davis’ jumper cables, apparently afraid his vehicle would break down, according to the paper.