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Price lived with his wife and children in Bradenton, Fla., but bought a home in Valdosta earlier this year, according to authorities. Price had moved his family to the south Georgia city, where his wife's parents paris las vegas hotel live, just a few weeks before he disappeared. There were financial reasons behind paris las vegas hotel the move, but it also appears Price may have been trying to make things easier on his family once he disappeared, Pritchett said.