In a chilling and emotional moment captured on police bodycam, a 63-year-old man calmly told officers, “I killed two people,” just minutes after allegedly murdering his stepdaughter and her husband inside their quiet suburban home.
According to authorities, officers were dispatched to the residence after neighbors reported hearing gunshots and screaming late in the evening. When police arrived, the suspect was already standing outside the house, covered in blood, his hands raised in the air.
As officers approached, he reportedly said in a steady voice, “It’s over. I killed them.”
Inside, police found a horrifying scene. The suspect’s 28-year-old stepdaughter and her 30-year-old husband were discovered with multiple stab wounds and blunt-force injuries. Investigators believe the attack was fueled by a long-standing family dispute over money and property.
Neighbors told reporters they had heard the family arguing several times in recent weeks. “They were fighting almost every day,” one neighbor said. “But no one thought it would ever end like this.”
Detectives revealed that the suspect had been estranged from his stepdaughter for several years, but she and her husband had recently moved back into the area — a move that reignited old tensions.
After the brutal killings, the man reportedly sat on the porch and waited for police to arrive. When asked why he did it, he said softly, “They ruined everything.”
He was taken into custody without resistance and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The weapon, a large kitchen knife, was recovered at the scene.
The incident has left the community shaken, with many describing the act as “unimaginable.”
A veteran police officer on the scene told reporters, “I’ve seen a lot in my career, but hearing someone calmly admit to killing his own family… that’s something you never forget.”
A tragedy that began as a family dispute ended in a double homicide — and a haunting confession that will echo in that quiet neighborhood forever.