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New details have emerged regardingthe gruesome California murderthat occurred earlier this month involvingTarzanactorRon Ely, his wifeValerie Elyand their sonCameron Ely.
Responding officers found Valerie, 62, inside the home, “deceased with multiple stab wounds,” and then went looking for Cameron, after his father — who was home at the time of the incident — confirmed that he was the suspect.
“Deputies searched the residence and surrounding area for Cameron Ely. During the search, the murder suspect was located outside the home,” the spokesperson said. “The suspect told deputies that he had a gun, advanced towards the deputies, and motioned with his hands as if he were drawing a weapon.”
Cameron Ely.Myspace
“In response, four deputies fired a total of 24 rounds from their service weapons, fatally wounding the suspect,” the spokesperson continued. “When deputies were able to safely approach Cameron using a ballistic shield, they found that he had feigned being armed and did not have a weapon.”
The spokesperson noted that none of the deputies who were involved with the confrontation were injured. Ron also did not suffer any injuries, but was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is currently conducting criminal, coroner’s and administrative investigations. An autopsy of both Valerie and Cameron is pending.
Cameron was aformer quarterback on the Harvard University football teamwho graduated with a degree in psychology.
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He is listed on the2007 football team’s rosteras a freshman quarterback from Phillips Exeter Academy, but he is not listed on the rosters of football teams in subsequent years.
A 2007Harvard Crimsonarticleon that year’s football recruiting class says Cameron “sports the conventional Harvard-recruited stats: a GPA above 4.0, questionable arm strength and supreme intelligence to go along with his ability to make ‘good decisions,’ according to prominent recruiting Web site Scout.com.”
A Harvard spokesperson previously confirmed to PEOPLE that Cameron graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology on May 24, 2012.
The Los Angeles TimesreportsCameron was a licensed security guard for the past two years.
The Ely family in 1992.Ron Galella/Getty Images
Besides their son Cameron, Ron and Valerie, who wed in 1984, shared two daughters, Kirsten and Kaitland, 32.
The sisters, who are both social media influencers, have yet to speak out about the tragedy, but previously described their adoration for their parents on Instagram and in blog posts.
Prior to marrying Ron, Valerie competed in theMiss Floridacompetition in 1981 while representing Miami. She went on to compete in the Miss USA beauty pageant later that year, but did not win.
She was also a former flight attendant and even won Miss Airlines International, a beauty pageant for flight attendants and other airline employees, in 1980, according toThe Miami News.
Ron Ely as Tarzan.Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
Ron was a veteran actor who played the role of Tarzan from 1966 to 1968.
He also starred in the iconic seventies showFantasy Islandand the 1975 filmDoc Savage: The Man of Iron and Bronze.Additionally, he hosted the Miss America pageant in the 1980s.
After getting married to Valerie, Rontook a break from actingto focus on raising their children. More recently, he had a role in the 2014 television movieExpecting Amish.
source: people.com
