Man kills Parents in law with Parcel Bomb

[ScarfaceOne 263]

The son-in-law of an elderly Tennessee couple has been charged with murder after the two were killed when a parcel bomb exploded at their house.

State officials say Richard Parker, 49, killed lawyer Jon Setzer, 74, and his wife Marion, 72.

Jon Setzer was found dead at his Lebanon home after the bomb exploded on Monday. Marion was critically injured and died on Wednesday in hospital.

Mr Parker was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon.

On Thursday, Jeff Fulton of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) told reporters the parcel "was placed, it was not shipped".

"This remains on ongoing investigation and we want to let everybody known the reward is still out there, if there is any additional information," Mr Fulton said.

The Tennessean newspaper reported Mr Parker was being held in lieu of a $1m (£600,000) bond.

Mr Parker ran Legacy Restorations, a historic restorations firm, and lived in a house just behind the Setzers. He was convicted of arson in 1993 and sentenced to four months of probation, according to court records, the Associated Press news agency reported.

Authorities have not released any information about a motive for the alleged crime.

 

 

Oh God, what is the world we live in like these days. People killing people with parcel bombs and a boy who tried to hang himself because he was bullied for being a brony. And recent floods in my country are occuring too.

[Spartan 433]

I can understand hating your in laws, but damn..

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

 

 

Oh God, what is the world we live in like these days. People killing people with parcel bombs and a boy who tried to hang himself because he was bullied for being a brony. And recent floods in my country are occuring too.

 

I don't understand either and I will never will till the day I die... Its so sad isn't all the death and mayhem we have in this word

[Scootalove 10,689]

That is one way to take it to the extreme just because, you hate your in-laws. Very sad, really.

[Envy 6,162]

What kind of arson was he previously sentenced for? I can't believe they let these crazy people off so easy. It's a big mistake when they go on to do something like this. =/ (and I see this all of the time)

[Rift enchanted 380]

My faith in humankind is weak. In other words were screwed.

[Jaxy 18]

As sad as this is, I can't go as far as to say that all people are just like this man. It's always darkest the hour before sunrise, as the saying goes. 

[Sir Fluffernutter 435]

What I don't understand is how these people live with themselves. You have one life, and then you die. Yet people will go out of their way to take that life away from people. I just don't get it. 

[Tigerpop198 696]

Society 101

People are killing each other for stupid reasons everyday. I don't get it sometimes.

[Judgement 445]

I really DO think the world is 50% evil. I go to school and then come home to outrageous stories like this. I have a pretty vivid image with what the world looks like, and it disgusts me. People say humans act like animals sometimes. I say different: Even animals don't act as bad as humans. I'm not very religious, but if there is a god, there are sometimes that I wish that he'd go back to the drawing board and start over. The world is just too evil. I don't know where some people are in their lives, but I want to say that there's always another way. You don't have to do actions that you most DEFINATELY will regret later.

Edited February 15, 2014 by Judgement