The GBI in Decatur is performing autopsies on bodies believed to be those of Bud and Jude Runion.
Sheriff Chris Steverson of Telfair County said he will not offer details on how the Runions died until the autopsies are completed.
The bodies were found Monday afternoon in the search for a missing Marietta couple.
The Georgia State Patrol Dive Team found Bud and June Runion's missing SUV in a body of water. A short distance away, investigators found the body of a man and woman.
Authorities have not positively identified those bodies as those of the Runions, but spoke as if they believed the bodies were those of the missing couple.
The couple was reported missing on Friday after they drove to Telfair County to look at a classic car. They never returned home.
The Telfair County Sheriff's office issued warrants for the arrest of Ronnie Adrian Towns on Sunday afternoon.
Towns turned himself into police Monday morning on charges of making false statements to investigators and criminal attempt to commit theft by deception.
Towns was not charged with murder.
Investigators believe Towns was the last person to communicate with Bud and June Runion.
On January 19, Bud Runion posted an ad on Craigslist wanting to buy a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible.
Police believe Towns answered that ad and said he had a car for sale. The Runions went to McRae in Telfair County to look at the car, which did not exist.
Police said Towns likely lured the couple to rob them of cash.
"I am confident that Mr. Towns is involved," said Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson.
The sheriff said Towns will likely face additional charges once the autopsies are completed.
The family has set up a Facebook page with updates.
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