Tyler Hadley, Fla. teen accused of killing parents, throwing party, held without bail on reduced charges
(CBS/WPEC) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Tyler Hadley, a 17-year old Florida teen accused of bludgeoning his parents to death with a hammer and then throwing a party, was ordered held without bond Tuesday, and the charges against him were reduced to second-degree murder, according to CBS affiliate WPEC.
Responding to an anonymous tip, Port St. Lucie police went to a house and made the grim discovery about 4:20 Sunday morning, of the bodies of Hadley's parents, Blake and Mary-Jo. Both were found on the floor in their master bedroom.
Police say the teen threw a party at the house with his parents' bodies half-buried under linens, picture frames, books and other items behind the locked master bedroom door, reports WPEC. It's unclear how a tipster found out about the grisly scene.
Police say the murder weapon was a hammer and that the killing was "brutal" and "merciless." They say both bodies had trauma to the head and torso.
It wasn't immediately clear why the initial counts of first-degree murder against Hadley were reduced to second-degree murder.
The alleged killer is under suicide watch and will be appointed a public defender, WPEC reported.
Complete coverage of the Tyler Hadley case on Crimesider
