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Father Arrested for Double Murder in Ridgeway, Virginia

7/28/2025

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In a shocking turn of events in Ridgeway, Virginia, 30-year-old Joshua Corbett Coleman stands accused of brutally murdering his wife, Mandy, 22, in a fit of rage over infidelity, followed by the killing of 68-year-old William Leroy Morey. Arrested with his children unharmed, Coleman now faces two counts of first-degree murder and is being held without bond.

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In a shocking turn of events in Ridgeway, Virginia, 30-year-old Joshua Corbett Coleman stands accused of brutally murdering his wife, Mandy, 22, in a fit of rage over infidelity, followed by the killing of 68-year-old William Leroy Morey. Arrested with his children unharmed, Coleman now faces two counts of first-degree murder and is being held without bond.