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3rd victim dies in Tavares murder-suicide

TAVARES, Fla. — The surviving victim from a murder-suicide in Tavares has died.

Investigators said James Jones beat his girlfriend, her mother, and her brother with a baseball bat, then killed himself on Monday.

The brother, Eddit Ratliff, was still alive when he was found, but passed away Wednesday.

Investigators said Jones suffered from Schizophrenia.

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