A MOTHER and her daughter-in-law were stabbed to death at two different homes as children hid from the suspected murderer, cops say. John Donaldson was arrested by undercover detectives in Nashville on Tuesday, hours after the two fatal stabbings occurred.
John Donaldson was arrested following two fatal stabbings in Nashville on TuesdayTwitter/MNPDNashville
One of the two stabbings took place in Donaldson's mother's apartment, cops saidNews Channel 5
Investigators said the second stabbing occurred at Donaldson's brother's homeNews Channel 5 Earlier that day, Donaldson knocked on the door of his mother's apartment and was let in by his nine-year-old nephew, according to investigators. Metro Nashville Department Police spokesperson Don Aaron said: ...According to one of the kids, he immediately came inside and attacked his mother with a knife.... The 32-year-old suspect is accused of fatally stabbing his mother, Jacqueline Pritchett. Donaldson allegedly then moved on to his sister-in-law, Genell Stewart-Tuggle. READ MORE CRIME STORIES
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