A 14-year-old Idaho boy confessed
Monday to the grisly murders of his
brother and father on March 24,
according to court documents obtained
by multiple local media outlets.
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, reports The Spokesman-
Review.
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,” per the Coeur D’Alene Press.
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, writes the CDA Press.
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, CBS affiliate KREM reports.
“Eldon did not show any remorse in
reference to killing his brother,” Coeur
D’Alene police officers stated in court
documents, per KREM.
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, Kootenai Sheriff’s
Office told The Huffington Post in an
email.
Hearings are expected to take place in
the next two weeks.
Monday to the grisly murders of his
brother and father on March 24,
according to court documents obtained
by multiple local media outlets.
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, reports The Spokesman-
Review.
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,” per the Coeur D’Alene Press.
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, writes the CDA Press.
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, CBS affiliate KREM reports.
“Eldon did not show any remorse in
reference to killing his brother,” Coeur
D’Alene police officers stated in court
documents, per KREM.
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, Kootenai Sheriff’s
Office told The Huffington Post in an
email.
Hearings are expected to take place in
the next two weeks.
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