The couple, who lived with the victim, claim they were forced to bind him and hide his body by a third person, who was pointing a gun at them and was the one who strangled the victim to death.
Michael Burke and Samantha Perry, both 38 years old, are facing kidnapping charges after a 37-year-old Lowell man was found dead during a well-being check at a the pair's residence on Coburn Street on Friday.