By WRAL staff

A new report in a triple homicide in Moore County showed one of the three victims was pregnant at the time she was killed.

Investigators said Demetrius Aggelis admitted to killing his mother, stepfather and niece at a home in Pinebluff in August. The 40-year-old was charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree burglary.

Bobby Farris, 63; Christina Aggelis, 62; and Trinity Thomas, 20, all died. Christina Aggelis was the suspect's mother and Thomas was his niece.

An autopsy of Thomas confirmed she was pregnant at the time of her death.

Demetrius Aggelis reported that he had gone to the home on Ryder Cup Boulevard to pick up his stepfather and take him to an airport for a scheduled flight. Demetrius Aggelis said that when he arrived, he found all three victims unresponsive.

While reviewing surveillance video, footage appeared to show an armed man entering the victims’ home on Ryder Cup Boulevard shortly after 3:30 a.m. Investigators then reviewed data from the Flock Safety camera network to learn more about the vehicle they had linked to Demetrius Aggelis.

A Flock camera located around a mile from the murder site had captured the vehicle traveling toward the area of the victims’ residence minutes before the armed individual was observed entering the home. Minutes later, the footage showed the same vehicle traveling away from the area, refuting Demetrius Aggelis' claims.

Court records indicate that Demetrius Aggelis has a history of violent offenses, including assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon.

He is being held in the Moore County Detention Center without bond and is scheduled to appear in court in November.

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