The hunt for

who killed David Mangham and an acquaintance at his north Fayette home

a month ago has narrowed to one suspect, police have confirmed.

Wednesday,

a team of detectives and crime scene technicans sifted through soil dug

up from the suspect's former home in Clayton County. A source close to

the investigation indicated they were searching for bullets that might

be lodged in the ground since the suspect had a habit of shooting into

the air to celebrate on New Year's Eve.

If any bullets

are found, detectives could use ballistics tests that might link the suspect

to the murder scene.

"He knows

we suspect him," said Lt. Col. Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County

Sheriff's Department.

Jordan, the

lead investigator on the case, declined to name the suspect and wouldn't

say whether any evidence was found at the home in the Clayton Ridge subdivision

off Flint River Road.

The current

occupants of the home are not considered suspects in any way, Jordan added.

"We'll

probably be here a few days," Jordan said. "But it's a good

solid lead."

Mangham and

Francis Michael Fowler of Ellenwood, both 48, were found dead May 5 at

Mangham's residence in the Princeton Chase subdivision. Police said both

men were shot to death in two different locations of the house.

A week after

the investigation began, detectives revealed they were looking into acquaintances

of Mangham's who may have been involved in illegal activity, which was

later confirmed as being drug-related.

Jail trustees

used pickaxes and shovels to loosen soil, and earth-moving equipment was

also used in conjunction with metal detectors on the site.

Detectives

and members of the department's Crime Scene Unit wore rubber gloves as

they sifted through the soil by hand and through a screen that allowed

the dirt to sift away, leaving any small objects on the screen.

Jordan would

not confirm if any evidence was recovered, but detectives were seen placing

some items found in the sifter in bags.

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