Alabama man busted for murder of wife, sister-in-law and her boyfriend

An Alabama man accused of murdering his wife, sister-in-law and her boyfriend was busted by federal marshals this week following a manhunt, police said.

Carson Peters, 58, of Danville, was on the lam for 48 hours before surrendering Tuesday afternoon to face three counts of capital murder for the Sunday shooting deaths of his estranged wife Teresa Lynn Peters, 54, his sister-in-law Tammy Renee Smith, 50 and her boyfriend, James Edward Miller, 55, the Decatur Police Department said.

A fourth victim, Mary Kenny — the mother of Teresa and Tammy — is in stable condition at Huntsville Hospital, according to police.

Authorities were called to the domestic shooting on Flint Creek Private Drive in Danville just before 7 p.m. Sunday after Kenny called 911, WAAY 31 reported.

They found the three victims dead, and Kenny was airlifted to a hospital, according to AL.com.

After a two-day manhunt, Peters turned himself in to U.S. Marshals at Decatur’s Riverwalk Marina around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, cops said.

April Hanner, 41, identified as Carson’s “significant other,” was also arrested Tuesday on a felony hindering prosecution charge, according to the report. She is accused of helping Carson avoid capture.

Hanner was not with Carson and was arrested separately from him, about 100 miles away in Piedmont, according to police. It’s unclear how the pair separated.

Carson filed for divorce from Teresa back in January, and she filed a petition for contempt of court last week, accusing Carson of taking items from their home, according to WAAY 31.

The documents also said that Carson’s previous wife claimed he was verbally and physically abusive, exhibited “obsessively jealous conduct” and is “a very controlling person,” according to the report.

Carson has a domestic violence charge against him from that marriage, the station reported.

He will be held in the Morgan County Jail pending bond — and if convicted, could face either the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole, per AL.com.