A man who until recently worked as Santa Claus at a Georgia Walmart has been arrested after the bodies of his two children were found buried in his backyard, say authorities.
Elwyn Crocker's two children were never reported missing.
The remains of the siblings, both of whom were 14 when last seen, were discovered Thursday in the rural town of Guyton by the Effingham Sheriff’s Office.
From ABC News:
Elwyn Crocker Sr., 50, was arrested after sheriff's deputies went to his house in Guyton, Georgia, a suburb of Savannah, to conduct a welfare check on his 14-year-old daughter, Mary Crocker, authorities said.
Effingham County Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie said that after questioning Crocker, he allegedly directed deputies to an area of his backyard, where they uncovered the bodies of Mary and her brother, Elwyn Crocker.
Until recently, Mr. Crocker -- who turned 50 in jail this Christmas -- was employed as a Santa Claus at a Walmart in Rincon, Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The father, who turns 50 on Christmas and until recently played Santa at a nearby Walmart in Rincon, has been charged with child cruelty and concealing a death. The same charges have also been filed against his wife, Candice Crocker, 33, her mother, Kim Wright, 50, and Wright’s boyfriend, Roy Anthony Prater, 55. All lived in the home and could face additional charges, authorities have said. They remain in the county jail without bond.
PHOTO: Elwyn Crocker Sr. (Effingham County Sheriff’s Office)
