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Roswell teen murders | What we learned from Friday's court hearing

The man accused of shooting and killing two teenagers behind a Roswell Publix was back in court for a preliminary hearing on Friday, August 19.

ROSWELL, Ga. -- Many new details were revealed Friday in the investigation into the deaths of two Roswell teenagers who were found behind a Publix grocery.

Jeffrey Hazelwood, 20, is charged with murder in the deaths of Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis, both 17. They were found shot to death behind the grocery store in the early morning hours of August 1.

PHOTOS: Jeffrey Hazelwood in court August 19

Roswell Police Detective Jennifer Bennett took the stand on Friday in a probable cause hearing. Among the details revealed in Bennett's testimony:

-- On the night of the murders, surveillance showed Hazelwood had been lurking around the Publix shopping center. He saw Henderson and Davis arrive and park nearby, and then followed them on foot. He told detectives he climbed up on an electrical box and got on the roof of the store to watch them before approaching the car.

-- Bennett testified that in the initial interview with detectives on August 3, Hazelwood said he was present at the murders, and saw everything except for the person who shot the victims. He admitted to going into the vehicle and taking Henderson's debit card.

-- In the initial interview, Hazelwood used a British accent and a "whiny-type voice" when talking about "tough subjects"

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-- In a second interview, conducted August 4, Hazelwood told detectives that he had driven someone else to the scene and that they instructed them to commit the crimes. Initially he said he didn't know the name of thatt person. He then "settled on the name Matt," Bennett said. He then he had met Matt in a parking lot several months before and they had smoke marijuana. Police have not located anyone named Matt.

-- In the second interview, Hazelwood began to provide details of the murders. Hazelwood told detectives that after approaching Henderson's SUV, he had words with Davis, hit him with the gun and the gun went off. No one was hit by that bullet. Bennett testified that evidence indicated the gun was fired into the ground. Hazelwood said he shot Davis. He then made Henderson take her clothes off, sexually assaulted her and shot her.

-- Hazelwood took Henderson's debit card out of her purse and went and purchased gas at a gas station in Woodstock. While pumping gas, Hazelwood wore a mask similar to one seen in the movie V for Vendetta, according to surveillance footage.

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-- Hazelwood said he took jumper cables from Davis' car in case his vehicle broke down.

-- After purchasing gas, Hazelwood returned to the crime scene for about seven minutes still wearing the mask, according to surveillance footage.

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-- No evidence of drugs was found at the scene of the crime. Bennett said she was not aware of any drugs in Hazelwood's system.

-- Hazelwood allegedly stole the gun used in the murders from his grandfather.

-- Hazelwood, who lived with his grandparents, had recently been kicked out of the home.

-- Hazelwood's grandparents told detectives that he was mentally ill and they were scared of him. They had given him a deadline of August 1 to move out of the house. Most of his belongings had been moved by the night of the murders.

-- Police tracked Hazelwood's vehicle to his girlfriend's house, and had him under surveillance for a few days before they arrested him at a nearby gas station. Before he was arrested, detectives said they observed him exhibiting "odd behavior" including changing his clothes and taking his shirt off in the parking lot.

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-- Authorities found a V for Vendetta-style mask in Hazelwood's vehicle. They also found a gas can and a 9 mm gun in the back of the car, as well as other items "consistent with the case," including the jumper cables.

-- Hazelwood did not give a motive for the shooting.

-- Hazelwood was friends with a male subject that Davis knew from school, but there was no indication that Davis and Hazelwood directly knew each other.

-- In a writing found by detectives, Hazelwood described wanting to be an assassin and how he would go about fulfilling that role.

-- Co-workers at Walmart and Michael's described Hazelwood as a good worker.

The judge found probable cause to add new charges against Hazelwood: two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, identity fraud, two counts of theft, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

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PHOTOS: Scene of the crime

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