Authorities have charged a North Carolina man with first-degree murder in the deaths of a former contestant from the TV show ‘‘Food Network Star,’’ her husband, and their unborn child. Robert Jason Owens is being held without bond in the deaths of Cristie Schoen Codd, 38, and Joseph ‘‘J.T.’’ Codd, 45, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported Wednesday. Cristie Codd was from Biloxi, Miss., and had worked as a movie-set caterer. She was a contestant on ‘‘Food Network Star’’ during its eighth season. Owens, 36, did odd jobs for the couple at their home in rural Leicester, authorities said. They were reported missing Sunday.
‘Thrones’ premiere
The fifth season of ‘‘Game of Thrones’’ had a red-carpet premiere Wednesday at the 1,000-year-old Tower of London, where British empire traitors were once tortured and executed. The “Thrones’’ cast was sworn to secrecy about upcoming plot twists in the popular fantasy series, which premieres April 12 on HBO.