Timeline of Events Leading to the Arrest of Richard "Sam" McCroskey III in the Farmville Murders
Timeline of Events Leading to Richard McCroskey's Arrest , Confirmed with the Farmville Police Department:

Sunday, September 6th, – McCroskey arrives in Farmville and stays at Debra Kelley's house on First Avenue.

Saturday, September 12th – McCroskey, Mark Niederbrock, Debra Kelley, Emma Niederbrock and Melanie Wells attend concert in Michigan.

Sunday, Sept. 13: Melanie Wells posts on her MySpace that she's back in Virginia, and that she plans to return to West Virginia on Sept. 16. (Source; CBS 6 obtained this information from Melanie Wells' MYSPACE Page).

Thursday, September 17th, 5p.m. – Melanie Wells' mother calls Mark Niederbrock on his cell phone and asks him to check on her daughter. She says Melanie won't answer her cell phone, and McCroskey who is answering the phone at Kelley's house keeps giving her excuses.

Friday, September 18th, 12 midnight – Melanie's mother calls police and asks them to go to Kelley's house to check on her daughter. Police say McCroskey answers the door and tells them the girls are at the movies.

Friday, September 18th, 12:58 a.m - McCroskey calls police and tells them he hears noises in the basement. Police come to the front door and McCroskey escorts them to the basement. Police do not find anything.

Friday, September 18, 3 p.m. – Melanie Wells' mother calls police, again. They go to the house and discover the bodies.

Friday, September 18th between 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Shrim (rapper) calls police and tells them that a friend of McCroskey from California said he got a call from McCroskey on Thursday, September 16th in the afternoon saying he had killed one or more people. McCroskey's friend says McCroskey was "upset" on the phone. Farmville police identify McCroskey as their suspect.

Saturday, September 19 1 a.m.: Farmville police e-mail McCroskey's photo to the airport.

Saturday Sept. 19, 4:30 a.m.: A Prince Edward County sheriff's deputy tickets McCroskey for driving without a license after he gets a 2000 Honda stuck in a ditch. Tow-truck driver, Alton Napier, takes McCroskey to a nearby Sheetz convenience store. Napier says McCroskey had a strong odor. He tells the Napier the car he wrecked belong to his girlfriend's father (Mark Niederbrock). Napier also notices bruises around McCroskey's neck. Napier leaves McCroskey off at the Sheetz, and he himself goes in to get a cup of coffee. When he comes out, he notices McCroskey speaking to a deputy.

Saturday, Sept. 19, 6 a.m.: McCroskey is seen at the Huddle House restaurant in Farmville.

Saturday, Sept. 19, 8:20 a.m.: McCroskey is picked up by Curtis Gibson of Access Taxi in Charlottesville for a ride to the Richmond airport. Gibson says they talk about Emma Niederbrock, horrorcore music, and the festival in Michigan. Gibson gets pulled over for speeding, and McCroskey smokes a cigarette during the brief stop. Gibson later recalls that McCroskey seemed normal, except for an unexplained odor.

Saturday, Sept. 19, 11:30 a.m. – McCroskey is arrested at Richmond International Airport.