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Kenneth Atkinson, of Bend, allegedly enlisted the help of his nephew, Nathan Detroit, to kill Ray Atkinson Jr. and Natasha Newby as the brother's were in a legal dispute over their father's estate
BEND, Ore. — Prosecutors now believe two men accused of killing two people in a home in Bend in 2020 were involved in a murder-for-hire scheme.
Bend Police, assisted by the CERT (Central Oregon Emergency Response Team), arrested two suspects in the August 15, 2020 murder of Ray Atkinson, Junior and Natasha Newby. Kenneth Atkinson, 54-year-old Bend resident, and Nathan Shane Detroit, 31-year-old Redmond resident, were arrested and jailed on no-bail warrants. Kenneth and Nathan each face the following charges; two counts of Murder in the first degree and two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the first degree, according to a news release from the Deschutes County District Attorney's Office. Kenneth Atkinson is the brother of ...
BEND, Ore. — Authorities have arrested a man and his nephew in the killing of a Bend couple last year.
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