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    Body believed to be that of fugitive Peter Keller

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Fox News alert right now police in Washington State discovering a body at an underground bunker near Seattle.

Police believe it may be 41 year old suspect Peter Keller Casey Stegall is live in Los Angeles with more details about this breaking story.

Yeah Kelly we just talked to at the top of the hour and we walked you through this very bizarre story that's been unfolding the last week or so here.

-- on the West Coast up in Washington State in north bend.

Washington which is more specifically about thirty miles southeast of Seattle.

Though the police department up there or the King County -- -- office the lead agency on this.

Just confirming to Fox News minutes ago that they have discovered a body inside this underground.

Bunker.

Where the suspect was believed to be hiding out the body they believed.

Of 41 year old Peter Keller they say that the suspect is dead and that they are working to try to retrieve that body but this was an underground bunker.

That was very elaborate it was fortified it had a generator inside.

Latter's multiple entrances it was very very steep and they believe that it was a bunker Keller himself -- constructed over the last eight years or so and they believe that he was hiding out there.

After he murdered his wife.

And nineteen year old daughter last weekend shooting them in the head while they were sleeping.

And then setting their house on fire there you see the pictures of the victims.

All week -- police have not indicated a motive in terms of the killings but Keller was apparently.

These self proclaimed survivalists.

Court documents say that he had a fascination with weapons and that he had a -- taste for law enforcement.

And that he had been stockpiling.

Supplies in the woods preparing for quote.

The end of the world a short time ago police.

Set off an explosion at that underground bunker with hopes of blowing the roof off.

And then the information just coming in that a body has been discovered inside.

It is not clear if the explosion perhaps killed the person inside or if they took their own life.

Again we're making calls we are trying to get more information very fluid situation Kelly we'll keep you posted -- Casey -- do that please keep -- -- -- decision to support.

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