**Update** Murder Investigation in Franklin County

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are conducting an investigation involving murder and aggravated assault. Law Enforcement received a call around 8:30 a.m, Thursday morning, (August 28, 2015) regarding a welfare check at a residence on Grady School Road. Officers arrived at the residence and discovered a white male identified as John Robert Dye with serious injuries. Dye was transported by life flight to a local area hospital. Dye is listed in critical condition, but stable.
Law enforcement discovered a deceased female within the residence, the female is identified as Cynthia R. McCollough, 61 of Canon, Georgia. McCollough is the mother of John Robert Dye, age 40 also from Canon. Investigators conducted interviews and executed multiple search warrants throughout the day of Thursday and early Friday morning. The crime scene only involved the residence located on Grady School Road.
Dye had recently moved to Franklin County, Georgia where he resided with his mother at the Grady School Road address. Dye is from the Elberton, Georgia area. Investigators learned that Dye lived in the Hart, Franklin, Elbert and Clarke County areas during the past ten years. Dye has a lengthy criminal history in the residing counties and is currently on state probation.
An autopsy has been scheduled at the state crime lab today to determine the cause of death. Dye has not been formally charged with any crimes, but is being monitored by a law enforcement officer while his stay at a local hospital.