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Triple homicide suspect appears in court; $3 million bail set

The body of Spokane Fire Department Lt. Terry Canfield is transported from the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office along Euclid Avenue at Lidgerwood Street on Tuesday as Station 6 firefighters Jeff Hager, Duane Flaget and Tim Ventress look on. (Dan Pelle)
The body of Spokane Fire Department Lt. Terry Canfield is transported from the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office along Euclid Avenue at Lidgerwood Street on Tuesday as Station 6 firefighters Jeff Hager, Duane Flaget and Tim Ventress look on. (Dan Pelle)Buy a print of this photo
By Kip Hill kiphillreporter@gmail.com

The man accused of killing his in-laws and setting their rural Spokane County home on fire after his wife spoke with him about divorce will remain in custody of the Spokane County Jail on $3 million bond.

Roy Murry, 30, remained handcuffed for his brief appearance before Spokane County District Court Judge Vance Peterson on Tuesday. Murry is suspected of shooting Spokane Fire Department Lt. Terry Canfield; Canfield’s wife, Lisa Canfield; and her son, John Constable, to death before burning the Canfield home southeast of Deer Park on May 26. Investigators identified Murry as a suspect after Mandy Murry, who had been living at the Canfield home with her mother and stepfather, told them Roy Murry blamed the family for their separation.

Roy Murry, an Iraq War veteran, faces three counts of first-degree aggravated murder, a crime that would make him eligible to receive the death penalty under Washington state law. Prosecutors, however, have not said they intend to pursue that sentence, and Gov. Jay Inslee has instituted a moratorium on capital punishment.

Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell handled the proceedings Tuesday, and told Peterson the charges likely will be filed in Superior Court within the next month.

Earlier Tuesday, a procession of Spokane Fire Department officials escorted Terry Canfield’s remains from the county Medical Examiner’s Office to a crematorium in north Spokane. Funeral arrangements have not been publicly released.