Suspects arrested in 1998 murders of Arkansas family

DALTON, Ark. -- Citizens in Dalton, a small northeastern community in Arkansas, may sleep a little better tonight knowing suspects have finally been arrested in connection with the quadruple murder case that claimed the lives of the Elliott family in 1998.

The arrests come five years to the day that the bodies of the mother, Lisa Dubois Elliott, and her 7-year-old son, Gregory Allen Elliott, were found.

Charles (Chad) Wayne Green, 27, of Doniphan, Mo., was one of three arrested Wednesday in connection with the murders. He was taken into custody in Ripley County on a Randolph County warrant charging him with four counts of capital murder and one count of kidnapping.

Also arrested were his father, Billy Green, who already was in the Randolph County jail on other charges, and Charles' brother, Jason Green. Billy and Jason are both Randolph County residents. If found guilty, they could face the death penalty.

July 30, 1998

According to Randolph County Sheriff's reports at 1:15 a.m. on July 30, 1998 a deputy responded to a call where "there was hollering going on" at the home of Carl and Lisa Elliott.

Less than six hours later, authorities were again called to the area, this time by a woman who said she had just discovered the dead body of her stepdaughter, Lisa Elliott, on her front porch.

When then-Sheriff Rob Samons arrived, he went next door to the Elliott residence and found the door slightly ajar. It was at this time that the body of Gregory Elliott was found lying dead on the living room floor.

Some 48 hours later, the body of the father, Carl Allen Elliott, was found in Eleven Point River, having been shot in the back of the head.

The last of the four member family, 8-year-old Felicia Elliott, remained missing until Sept. 8, 2000, when authorities discovered her remains in a remote wooded area of Randolph County.

Officials from Randolph County are not releasing any more information on the case.