Deadbeat son, 28, ‘murdered his parents and hacked their bodies into pieces when they threatened to cut him off financially’
Joel Michael Guy Jr was arrested Wednesday for killing his parents, Joel and Lisa Guy, after Thanksgiving
A MAN is alleged to have killed, dismembered and dissolved his parents in acid after they decided to stop supporting him financially.
Joel Michael Guy Jr was arrested Wednesday for killing his parents, Joel and Lisa Guy, after Thanksgiving in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Detectives said the 28-year-old suspect's mum and dad had planned to stop giving him cash.
Both parents were found dismembered on Monday, with body parts scattered throughout the house, according to . Their remains were discovered after Lisa’s concerned co-workers visited to check on her.
A patrol unit was concerned that "some things that didn't look right, so they entered," officials said.
It is believed that Guy stayed in his parents’ home for some time after they were brutally murdered. He eventually returned to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he lives, reports the .
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He was taken into custody on Wednesday morning at his apartment.
Guy, who has twin sisters, told authorities that he visited his parents on Thanksgiving because he needed money.
His parents reportedly had other plans, and were going to tell him they wanted to cut him off, reported.
Joel and Lisa Guy suffered multiple stab wounds and their remains appeared to have been placed in an acid-based solution.
Police said the scene was “very gruesome.”
“It would be described as horrific,” Michael MacLean, a police officer with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, told .