Cassandra Lange and Joby Williams are two alleged killers from Texas who have been charged with the double murder of Cherry Rehbein, 54, and Stephen Rehbein, 58,
According to police reports officers were asked to perform a welfare check after Stephen Rehbein failed to show up for work. When officers went to the home they would find evidence of something evil taking place
Officers would track Stephen Rehbein vehicle and would soon find the vehicle which was pulled over. Officers would arrest Cassandra Lange and Joby Williams who were inside the vehicle along with two children
After being questioned by police Cassandra Lange would admit to killing her mother Cherry Rehbein and her stepfather Stephen Rehbein then dumping the bodies in a ravine.
Officer would perform a search and would recover the bodies which were put into black trash bags
Cassandra Lange and Joby Williams have both been charged with capital murder
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A woman and man are charged with capital murder in the deaths of the woman’s mother and stepfather, Medina County officials said.
Officials say they received a call on Wednesday with a report that Stephen Rehbein failed to report to work.
Deputies went to his home in the 3300 block of County Road 265 in Mico, Texas, and found evidence of foul play. They began tracking Rehbein’s car using available technology and found it was in the Corpus Christi area. The vehicle was located and the driver was pulled over with the help of the Corpus Christi Police Department on Wednesday night.
Officials say the vehicle had four people in it: 29-year-old Cassandra Lange, 32-year-old Joby Williams and two children. Lange was identified as Stephen Rehbein’s stepdaugther and the biological daughter of Stephen’s wife, Cherry Rehbein.
Both suspect were interviewed, at which point Lange allegedly confessed that she and Williams killed her mother and stepfather before disposing of their bodies in a ravine. Their bodies were found in two large trash bags in the Medina Lake area.
Lange and Williams are facing charges of capital murder of multiple persons and are in custody. The children were placed in CPS custody and will be reunited with family members.
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One of two suspects arrested for capital murder of multiple persons on Wednesday night admitted to killing her parents and dumping their bodies in a ravine, according to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO).
In a Friday news release, the sheriff’s office identified the suspects as Cassandra Lange, 29, and Joby Williams, 32. Lange and Williams are both charged with capital murder in the deaths of Cherry Rehbein, 54, and Stephen Rehbein, 58, the release states.
MCSO said Lange’s bond was set at $150,000, while Williams’ bond was set at $200,000.
The sheriff’s office is planning a 3 p.m. news conference, which KSAT will livestream in this article.
The arrests stemmed from a welfare check call around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 3300 block of County Road 265 in Mico after Stephen Rehbein did not report to work. Upon arrival, MCSO said its deputies found evidence that indicated foul play.
Sheriff’s deputies later executed a search warrant at the residence and obtained information that identified multiple vehicles belonging to Stephen Rehbein.
One of the suspects’ vehicles was later located in the Corpus Christi area. With the assistance of the Corpus Christi police, MCSO said that vehicle was stopped to continue the welfare check on Stephen Rehbein.
The vehicle was occupied by Lange and Williams, along with a 6-year-old child and an infant, the sheriff’s office said. The children have since been placed with Child Protective Services (CPS) and are in the process of being reunited with other relatives.
Lange was identified as the biological daughter of Cherry Rehbein, the wife of Stephen Rehbein.
An MCSO deputy and a Texas Ranger traveled to Corpus Christi to interview Lange and Williams. During their interview, authorities said Lange confessed that she and Williams killed her parents and then dumped their bodies in a ravine.
Investigators immediately began searching the Medina Lake area. After several hours, the sheriff’s office said that deputies found two large black garbage bags in a ravine off Farm-to-Market 1283.
“The location was not visible from the roadway and was discovered through careful scene observation by a deputy,” the release states.
Two bodies were recovered and transported to the Medina County Medical Examiner’s Office for further evaluation.
2 charged with capital murder after bodies found in Medina Lake, sheriff’s office says
