A missing Michigan couple has been found dead, and their adult son has been charged with murder.
According to People, Nicholas, 27, is charged with two counts of open murder, two counts of felony firearm, and one count of felon in possession of a firearm in the deaths of his parents, Gary, 65, and Laura, 64. The charges are allegations, and Nicholas has not been convicted.
Police said the couple was last seen alive on February 3. They were reported missing on February 9 after Gary’s employer said he had not logged on for work. Officers who went to the couple’s Portage home that day reported finding signs of violence but no sign of Gary or Laura.
After a three day search that included cadaver dogs, authorities found the couple’s bodies buried in the Gourdneck State Game Area, about three miles from their home, according to local reports. MLive reported that Nicholas is being held without bond and has been in custody since February 9 on outstanding warrants, including one tied to an alleged break in at his parents’ home in 2019.
Nicholas was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Kalamazoo County. No statement from him or an attorney was included in the coverage available at the time.
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