Florida teen bludgeoned his parents to death with a hammer
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Florida teen bludgeoned his parents to death with a hammer
By the CNN Wire Staff
September 15, 2011 1:40 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Tyler Hadley, 17, faces two counts of first-degree murder
* He allegedly bludgeoned his parents to death with a hammer
* Prosecutors cannot seek the death penalty because of Hadley's age
(CNN) -- A Florida teenager who allegedly killed his parents with a hammer and had a party after stashing their bodies in a bedroom was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder, authorities said.
Tyler Hadley, 17, initially faced two counts of second-degree murder with a weapon in the July 16 deaths of Blake and Mary Jo Hadley. The grand jury indictment, handed up on Wednesday, upgrades those charges.
Grand jurors heard testimony from Hadley's uncle along with the lead detective in the case, the medical examiner and a crime scene investigator, said Tom Bakkedahl, assistant state's attorney for St. Lucie County, Florida.
"We felt there was sufficient evidence to support the first-degree murder charges, and we planned all along to submit the case to the grand jury," Bakkedahl said. "It's the first step in a long journey."
Although Hadley is charged as an adult, prosecutors cannot seek the death penalty against him because of his age, he said. Hadley faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted. No trial date has been set, he said.
On July 16, Hadley posted an invitation to a party at his home on Facebook, Port St. Lucie police Capt. Don Kryak said in July. Sometime after that, police said, he used a 22-inch framing hammer to fatally beat his parents outside the master bedroom door of their Port St. Lucie home.
He then dragged them inside the room and used "books, files, towels, anything that he could find inside the home to cover the bodies," Port St. Lucie police spokesman Tom Nichols said at the time.
Hours later, between 40 and 60 people showed up for the party, police said. "During the party and after the party, there was a rumor that perhaps Tyler had killed his parents," Nichols said.
Authorities received an anonymous tip and conducted a welfare check at the house early the next morning. Hadley appeared "nervous" and told police his parents were out of town, Kryak said. Officers found the alleged murder weapon lying between the two bodies, authorities said.
"The crime scene was certainly a merciless killing," Kryak said in July. "It was brutal."
Hadley had dropped out of high school and took classes at Indian River State College, Kryak said.
Authorities said they were unsure of Hadley's motive.
A friend of Hadley's told CNN affiliate WPTV in July that Hadley confessed to him and that he saw the bodies.
In Session's Aletse Mellado contributed to this report.
Florida teen bludgeoned his parents to death with a hammer
By the CNN Wire Staff
September 15, 2011 1:40 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Tyler Hadley, 17, faces two counts of first-degree murder
* He allegedly bludgeoned his parents to death with a hammer
* Prosecutors cannot seek the death penalty because of Hadley's age
(CNN) -- A Florida teenager who allegedly killed his parents with a hammer and had a party after stashing their bodies in a bedroom was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder, authorities said.
Tyler Hadley, 17, initially faced two counts of second-degree murder with a weapon in the July 16 deaths of Blake and Mary Jo Hadley. The grand jury indictment, handed up on Wednesday, upgrades those charges.
Grand jurors heard testimony from Hadley's uncle along with the lead detective in the case, the medical examiner and a crime scene investigator, said Tom Bakkedahl, assistant state's attorney for St. Lucie County, Florida.
"We felt there was sufficient evidence to support the first-degree murder charges, and we planned all along to submit the case to the grand jury," Bakkedahl said. "It's the first step in a long journey."
Although Hadley is charged as an adult, prosecutors cannot seek the death penalty against him because of his age, he said. Hadley faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted. No trial date has been set, he said.
On July 16, Hadley posted an invitation to a party at his home on Facebook, Port St. Lucie police Capt. Don Kryak said in July. Sometime after that, police said, he used a 22-inch framing hammer to fatally beat his parents outside the master bedroom door of their Port St. Lucie home.
He then dragged them inside the room and used "books, files, towels, anything that he could find inside the home to cover the bodies," Port St. Lucie police spokesman Tom Nichols said at the time.
Hours later, between 40 and 60 people showed up for the party, police said. "During the party and after the party, there was a rumor that perhaps Tyler had killed his parents," Nichols said.
Authorities received an anonymous tip and conducted a welfare check at the house early the next morning. Hadley appeared "nervous" and told police his parents were out of town, Kryak said. Officers found the alleged murder weapon lying between the two bodies, authorities said.
"The crime scene was certainly a merciless killing," Kryak said in July. "It was brutal."
Hadley had dropped out of high school and took classes at Indian River State College, Kryak said.
Authorities said they were unsure of Hadley's motive.
A friend of Hadley's told CNN affiliate WPTV in July that Hadley confessed to him and that he saw the bodies.
In Session's Aletse Mellado contributed to this report.
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