Authorities searched for the women relentlessly for nearly a year, that search extending into Calhoun County.

A Lewis County man indicted in the death of his mother and grandmother pleaded not guilty in court Friday.

Attorneys for Joseph Metz, 39, filed a motion to dismiss the case citing a defect in the case.<

David Hughes, originally charged in the case, entered into a plea agreement for conspiracy to commit robbery in exchange for his testimony against Metz.