‘They killed our babies’: Husband of murdered family speaks out
Authorities are investigating a triple homicide in
Alabama after a mother and her two children were
found killed inside their home in what officials describe as a “brutal” targeted attack.
Lisa Gail Fields, 46, her 17-year-old daughter Keziah Arionna Luker and her 12-year-old son Thomas Cordelle Jr. were found dead in their home on Monday, April 20.
“I was supposed to protect them. I was supposed to be there for them. They killed our babies. They killed my wife,” said Nathan Fields.
Fields is the husband of 46-year-old Lisa Fields and stepfather to 17-year-old Keziah Luker, who was about 8 months pregnant, and 12-year-old Thomas TJ Cordelle Jr.
He recounted the last time he spoke to his family Sunday evening before they were found dead at their home on Auble Moody Road, just west of Lott Road.
“I was at work, and me and her had been talking all throughout the day, and it was 6:21 p.m… and that was the last time we spoke, where she had responded,” said Fields. “And about 20 minutes later, I tried calling her and didn’t get an answer. It was going directly to voicemail, and I knew, I knew instantly something was wrong,” he continued.
The victims were found dead inside their home on Auble Moody Road in Wilmer with their hands zip-tied around their backs in separate rooms. The mother was stabbed, her daughter shot, and her son nearly decapitated. Investigators said that there was no forced entry, and the house had been rummaged through.
“Lisa was my wife. Yeah. We’ve known each other for over 30 years,” said Fields. “I watched TJ turn into such a little man. Keziah, she was reaching her goals. She was a young mother who was dedicated. She got her G.E.D. She was getting ready to enroll in college,” he continued.
Fields was working on the Alaskan pipelines when tragedy struck. On Wednesday, he finally got back to Wilmer and said this attack was personal.
“Whoever it was was someone that came over to the house on a regular basis. Someone who was jealous of the progress in life that we were making,” said Fields. “That’s the part that kills me, is knowing that they were afraid, you know, they were scared. Whoever did this knew us,” he continued.
Fields said there has been speculation online that his criminal past is tied to the murders.
“Everybody’s saying that this was the cartel because of what happened to me in 2018, when I was arrested in Texas. Yes, I was affiliated with them,” said Fields. “No, this wasn’t a strike back from a debt, or anything like that,” he continued.
Fields said he has been in contact with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI.
“I’m praying. But it’s times like this was hard to have faith,” said Fields.
There is no one in custody, and there are no new leads in the case.
BACKGROUND:
According to Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch, the MCSO initially received a call to the home around 2:30 a.m. after a family member did a welfare check.
Sheriff Burch says after 17-year-old Keziah’s boyfriend was offshore at work, he saw her phone start moving on Life360. When he couldn’t reach her, he called his dad to go check up on the family. When the dad got inside, that’s when he saw everything and grabbed the 18-month-old before calling 911.
An 18-month-old, Keziah’s child, was left in the home unharmed.
Sheriff Burch said the house was left in disarray, leading investigators to believe the suspects were looking for something.
He said he believes there may have been more than one suspect because three people were subdued.
No arrests have been made, and no person of interest has been named in the case, but the sheriff’s office is following up on some leads.
