Suspect in Wilton Manors Gay Couple's Slayings Captured



A suspect in the slayings of two Wilton Manors men has been arrested, police said Wednesday.

Peter Serge Avsenew, 26, of Hollywood, was taken into custody Tuesday night in Polk County, with charges pending against him in the killings of Kevin Mark Powell, 47, and Stephen Duane Adams, 52, said Alesia Furdon, spokeswoman for Wilton Manors police.

Powell and Adams, partners for 29 years, were found murdered inside their Wilton Manors home early Sunday. The victims' black 2003 Saturn Vue also had disappeared, officials said.

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