Authorities in a county in central Illinois believe they have found the bodies of a professor at Bradley University and her husband , who were apparently killed last Friday by the son of masters.
Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said a tarp and a tent that is believed to contain the bodies of SSusan Brill de Ramirez and Antonio Ramirez Barron, both 63 years old, were discovered near the Spoon River bridge on Tuesday. age.
Authorities say the couple’s son José Ramírez, 21, confessed that he threw the bodies of his parents from a bridge over a body of water after killing them on Friday.
Asbell said there are multiple streams and waterways in that area, and Ramirez told the police he could not locate the place.Local police are working with the Department of Natural Resources and other neighboring counties to recover the bodies.
The assistant Peoria County State Prosecutor, Dave Kenny, argued during a bond hearing Tuesday that Ramirez told his friends he was “fed up with his parents.”
Investigators say the suspect waited until his parents fell asleep to spray them with pepper spray and then stabbed them to death .
Then he wrapped the bodies in a tarpaulin and a tent , put them in his father’s truck and threw them into a canal. Until now the authorities were in search of the bodies.
Officers found blood inside the couple’s house in Princeville after a relative called them Sunday night, the sheriff said, adding that the two are believed to have been dead since Friday morning.
“I’ll say this, there’s evidence in the scene that supports an act of violence that occurred inside this house,” Asbell told the local CBS affiliate .
Ramírez is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his parents, and could face 20 to 60 years in prison .
A judge set bail for Ramírez at $ 3 million and a preliminary hearing on November 29.
Wanda De Jesus has lived in Orange County her whole life. Wanda has worked as a journalist for nearly a decade having contributed to several large publications including the Yahoo News and the Oakland Tribune. As a journalist for Oracle Savvy, Wanda covers national and international developments.
