Boyfriend indicted in killing of Franklin County's long-missing Heather Hodges Molly Hunter Apr 15, 2022 Apr 15, 2022 Updated May 25, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Franklin County special grand jury last week indicted Paul Jordan II on charges of second degree murder and concealing a body.kAm%96 :?5:4E>6?ED 2C6 C6=2E65 E@ E96 a_`a 5:D2AA62C2?46 @7 w62E96C w@586D[ 2 aa\J62C\@=5 #@4<J |@F?E >@E96C]k^AmkAmy@C52?[ ?@H ch[ H2D w62E96C w@586D’ 3@J7C:6?5 2E E96 E:>6 @7 96C 5:D2AA62C2?46 2?5 C6A@CE65 96C >:DD:?8 pAC:= ``[ a_`a[ EH@ 52JD 27E6C D96 H2D =2DE D66? 3J 96C 72>:=J]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ AC6G:@FD 2CE:4=6D :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C@2?@<6]4@>^?6HD^4C:>6^H@>2?\DE:==\>:DD:?8\27E6C\?62C=J\2\J62C^2CE:4=607a567745\eca7\dh3f\3e3`\a7ha54444___]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm%96 #@2?@<6 %:>6Dk^2m[ y@C52? 4=2:>65 E@ 92G6 =2DE D66? w@586D 23@FE `_ib_ A]>] pAC:= h 2E E96 $925J {2?6 9@>6 E96J D92C65]k^Am People are also reading… Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 Blacksburg elementary principal among 17 men arrested in prostitution case Chip Sullivan, golfer and instructor 'loved by so many,' dies at 61 Volunteers needed for Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Budget woes complicate residents' push for new dog park in Franklin County Martinsville to scrap purchasing cards after scrutiny of $1.4M in spending Roanoke County family files lawsuit against VHSL, school board over homeschool sports rule This Rocky Mount police dog focuses on head pats instead of patrols Cyanobacteria up in Smith Mountain Lake, but no harmful algal blooms last year Roanoke police officer needlessly shot intellectually disabled man: lawsuit Spanberger signs 22 bills, including one concerning pharmacy benefit managers kAmy@C52? 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