Deaths likely not a random act

CHAMPAIGN – Champaign police say they are making progress investigating the case of a couple found slain in their southwest Champaign home on the Fourth of July.

Champaign Deputy Chief Troy Daniels said the murders of Jerry and Sue Haigh of 1702 Scottsdale Drive have "dramatically impacted that neighborhood and the quality of life of those people."

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