03-30-2014, 02:18 PM
Gruesome Murders in Idaho
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Eldon Samuel III, 14 --Double Murder Suspect
On March 24th, Eldon Samuel III allegedly took a .45 caliber pistol hidden underneath a couch at their home in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, and shot his father, Eldon Gail Samuel Jr., 46, in the stomach. Samuel III told investigators his dad often “beat him,” and that he thought his father -- who had been taking medication while "talking about zombies" -- was coming after him.
According to a police report, the suspect said his father then crawled to another room where his younger brother, Jonathan Samuel, 13, was hiding under a bed. Samuel III told authorities he then shot his father three more times: twice in the cheek and once in the “brain".
Samuel III told authorities he then went after his younger brother, whom he “hated.” He said he shot the younger boy four times after he refused to get out from under the bed, then took a “large knife" and stabbed him several times. When he noticed the younger boy was still alive, the suspect then attacked him with a machete approximately 30 times.
Samuel III called police and confessed to the crimes on Monday, just after 9 p.m., court documents say. Police arrived at the residence and found the suspect standing outside, covered in blood.
“Eldon did not show any remorse in reference to killing his brother," Coeur D’Alene police officers stated in court documents.
The double-murder has shocked the northern Idaho city. "This incident is the first of its kind in our 68-year history," Jeff Conroy, executive director of St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho, the housing development where the family was living, told CDA Press. "We are surprised to learn of the weapons that were used in this crime, as they are prohibited in all our programs."
Samuel III was charged, as an adult, with two counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday and is currently being held on $1 million bail. Hearings are expected to take place in the next two weeks.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/27..._ref=crime
Eldon Samuel III, 14 --Double Murder Suspect
On March 24th, Eldon Samuel III allegedly took a .45 caliber pistol hidden underneath a couch at their home in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, and shot his father, Eldon Gail Samuel Jr., 46, in the stomach. Samuel III told investigators his dad often “beat him,” and that he thought his father -- who had been taking medication while "talking about zombies" -- was coming after him.
According to a police report, the suspect said his father then crawled to another room where his younger brother, Jonathan Samuel, 13, was hiding under a bed. Samuel III told authorities he then shot his father three more times: twice in the cheek and once in the “brain".
Samuel III told authorities he then went after his younger brother, whom he “hated.” He said he shot the younger boy four times after he refused to get out from under the bed, then took a “large knife" and stabbed him several times. When he noticed the younger boy was still alive, the suspect then attacked him with a machete approximately 30 times.
Samuel III called police and confessed to the crimes on Monday, just after 9 p.m., court documents say. Police arrived at the residence and found the suspect standing outside, covered in blood.
“Eldon did not show any remorse in reference to killing his brother," Coeur D’Alene police officers stated in court documents.
The double-murder has shocked the northern Idaho city. "This incident is the first of its kind in our 68-year history," Jeff Conroy, executive director of St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho, the housing development where the family was living, told CDA Press. "We are surprised to learn of the weapons that were used in this crime, as they are prohibited in all our programs."
Samuel III was charged, as an adult, with two counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday and is currently being held on $1 million bail. Hearings are expected to take place in the next two weeks.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/27..._ref=crime