There are new details about the suspects accused of killing a family of three in Mathias, West Virginia over the weekend.Nakia Keller and his wife Lorie Ann Taylor, from Rockingham County, were arrested early Tuesday morning. They are accused of arson and murder. Investigators say the suspects shot Chip Taylor, his wife Alaina Taylor, and Alaina's five-year-old daughter Kaylee Grace Whetzel, then burned the home to try to cover up the crime.Chip Taylor is the ex-husband of one of the suspects, Lorie Taylor. According to investigators, the two were in a custody battle over their three children.Investigators believe Keller and Taylor committed the crimes Friday. Court records show the suspects were in Harrisonburg Monday getting married.According to West Virginia code, in this type of case a husband and wife cannot be called to testify against one another without both consenting. The code doesn't specify whether it matters that the marriage happened after the alleged crimes. Court records in Rockingham County detail Keller's long history of criminal activity.The Fulks Run man pleaded guilty in 2004 to a series of crimes.According to court records, his first wife was the victim in some of them. Abduction, petty larceny, assault and battery, and child endangerment were the charges.Records show Keller thought his wife was with another man. In November 2003, he stole her phone from her. The next day the assault and battery happened. While Keller was in jail awaiting trial he wrote, "This is my life I am fighting for." He went on to say, "I am scared as I should be since my freedom is on the line here..."But his case never went to trial. Instead, Keller took a plea agreement. He was sentenced to almost three years in a state prison. According to a transcript of the plea hearing, Keller said he had changed.Keller told the judge, "Well, sir, I just want to apologize to my wife and to my family and friends for having to endure the trouble and pain that I've put them through. I have turned my life around. I've given myself to the Lord, and I'm sorry for what has happened." Keller was released from prison in 2006.
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