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Two weeks after Columbus, Georgia man Eddie Harrington kidnapped his three children — 23-month-old twin girls Agena and Aliyah Battle and his 3-year-old son Cedric — they have all been found, but it’s not a happy ending:

A Columbus man and his three young children were found dead in some Muscogee County woods Wednesday, two weeks after the man took the youngsters and left letters threatening to kill them and himself, the FBI said.

FBI spokesman Steve Emmett said the four bodies were found just after noon in a wooded area of Muscogee County, which includes the city of Columbus.

Harrington was the children’s biological father, Emmett said. He did not know why the man took them. Their mother, Agena Battle, discovered them gone when she got home early March 5.

Battle called police because Harrington had left a note on the bedroom dresser saying he was depressed and didn’t want to live and that he planned to kill himself and the youngsters, the FBI said. Harrington’s father in Indianapolis got a similar letter.

Columbus police issued a warrant for Harrington’s arrest for child endangerment. A Levi’s Call was issued, and roadside alerts asked motorists to watch for Harrington’s dark green 2002 Chevrolet Impala.