Two of three bodies found in Springfield home were bound, court documents say

Two of the three women whose bodies were found at a home in Springfield in May were bound, court documents say.

The new court documents were released Thursday, saying two of the women's hands were tied together, as well as their feet, when their bodies were found in the home of Stewart Weldon, a 41-year-old Springfield native.

The women were identified as 47-year-old Ernestine Ryans, 34-year-old America Lyden and 27-year-old Kayla Escalante.

Weldon pleaded not guilty to 52 charges, including three counts of murder.

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Officials searched Weldon's home after he was pulled over and a woman in his car said she had been held against her will, beaten and sexually assaulted.

Prosecutors say Weldon had been indicted on offenses against 11 victims over one year.

The cause of the deaths still haven't been released.

The full documents can be read here.

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