Adam Mayes (L) is shown with Adrienne and Alexandria Bain (R) in this undated handout photo from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation May 9, 2012.

 Adam Mayes, the fugitive charged with kidnapping two Tennessee girls and suspected of killing their mother and older sister, is dead and the two girls he was holding are alive, the Northeast Mississippi News reported on Thursday, citing Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards.

The two girls, Alexandria Bain, 12, and Kyliyah Bain, 8, were safe and on their way to an emergency room, the newspaper said.