Crime & Safety

Arrest Made In Double Stabbing Deaths Of Atlanta Couple

Atlanta Police have charged 21-year-old Stefhon Hamilton with murder in the stabbing deaths of Daniel Aaron and Kristen McDevitt.

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Police say the man pictured in this video image is responsible for the stabbing deaths of an Atlanta couple. Atlanta Police have charged 21-year-old Stefhon Hamilton with murder in the stabbing deaths of Daniel Aaron and Kristen McDevitt.
Police say the man pictured in this video image is responsible for the stabbing deaths of an Atlanta couple. Atlanta Police have charged 21-year-old Stefhon Hamilton with murder in the stabbing deaths of Daniel Aaron and Kristen McDevitt. (Courtesy of the Atlanta Police Department.)

ATLANTA, GA – Police arrested a man investigators say is responsible for the stabbing deaths of an Atlanta couple just before Thanksgiving.

Stefhon Hamilton, 21, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of felony murder, Atlanta Police said.

Last week Atlanta Police homicide investigators released video footage from the night of Nov. 22 of a man entering the home of Daniel Aaron and Kristen McDevitt and emerging after about 90 minutes carrying a safe.

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Aaron and McDevitt were later found dead from stab wounds, police said.

Hamilton is being held in the Fulton County Jail and awaits a first court appearance, according to jail records.

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