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Police are holding a pair of teens in connection with the slayings of Milton and Ruby McClendon, the elderly parents of CLTV show host Garrard McClendon. While police won't confirm they have anyone in custody, a source tells the Tribune that a 17-year-old and 18-year-old, one a Hammond resident, are being held in Chicago. Police had recovered the couples Cadillac, found abandoned along the Dan Ryan Expressway early Wednesday morning.

CLTV show host Garrard McClendon spoke out about the murder of his parents even as police have received leads that have helped them close in on two suspects in the crime. McClendon's parents, Ruby and Milton, were found dead of gunshot wounds in a south suburban forest preserve on Monday. Police later recovered the couple's car, abandoned along the Dan Ryan Expressway, and had named their Hammond, Indiana home as a crime scene. The suspects were also reportedly seen trying to sale objects stolen from the McClendon's home, leading police to suspect that the couple, one of the first black couples to move to Hammond, were targets simply because of their age and vulnerability.