DAWSONVILLE - The Dawson County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men in the death of a North Georgia woman and the disappearance of her husband.
Jennifer and Paul Budrawich went missing Saturday night while driving to visit her children. Jennifer Budrawich was found dead Sunday near a Dawson County river. Her husband has yet to be located.
Late Sunday night police arrested 40-year-old Jesse James Kilgore on murder charges. Kilgore, Police say, is Jennifer Budrawich's stepfather and also the father of one of her children.
Kilgore's nephew 27-year-old Benjamin Kelly Mullinax was arrested as well for tampering with evidence.
Authorities began their investigation after a chilling 911 call. Police say they can make out three voices on the tape--Jennifer Budrawich and two other men. According to a police transcript, a woman can be heard asking, "Why are you shooting at us?" Police say a man's voice threatened, "I'm going to kill both of you."
Investigators' search led them to the couple's car, dumped on Highway 53 near the IGA grocery store near the Pickens County line. What they found inside took them to an unnamed river in Dawson County.
Authorities found her body there but declined to say how she died.
Paul Budrawich has yet to be found, and is believed to be in extreme danger. Crews ended their search for the night but plan to pick up the hunt Monday morning.
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