Four accused of abducting man whose body was found in burning car

APPLING - Four teenagers have been accused of abducting a 63-year-old man whose body was found in the trunk of a burning car in South Carolina. <br> <br> Shannon Devon Patton, 17, Randy Allen Conrad II, 17, and Marcus Torez McCord, 18, all of Martinez, and a 16-year-old from Augusta are charged with kidnapping, auto theft and burglary, Columbia County sheriff&#39;s Capt. Steve Morris said. <br> <br> The four were being held without bond Wednesday in the county jail. Morris said it was too early to comment on a motive. <br> <br> Police said Patton is the stepson of Jack A. Murray, 63, whose burning Mercedes was discovered Monday on a logging road in Sumter National Forest, near the McCormick County-Edgefield County line in South Carolina. <br> <br> Although authorities suspect that the body was Murray&#39;s, Columbia County authorities said they consider him ``missing and endangered&#39;&#39; until they have a positive identification. <br> <br> Murray divorced Patton&#39;s mother in 2000. They married in November 1997 and separated 10 months later. Each accused the other of abuse. <br> <br> The Edgefield County Coroner&#39;s Office said the victim died of smoke inhalation, carbon monoxide poisoning and burning. Coroner Thurmond Burnett said there may be a positive identification by Thursday.