“When the deputies arrived on scene they found a male unresponsive on the floor and a female in medical distress,” Maine State Police said. “Both male and female victims later died at the hospital.”
Tenant, 24, depressed over COVID lockdown, ambushes and stabs landlord couple, 52 and 48, to death in Maine in seemingly unprovoked attack
Patrick Maher, 24, charged with two counts of murder in stabbing deaths of Troy Varney, 52, and Dulsie Varney, 48
Maher had rented a room from Varney family s home in Turner, Maine
Varney s relative said Dulsie had talked about feeling afraid of her tenant just days before killings
Maher s family member claimed he had been acting odd in recent weeks and had been struggling with depression worsened by COVID lockdown
Troy Varney was a farmer and his wife was a nursing instructor; couple are survived by their two daughters
‘multiple’ times in an ambush attack.
One of the couple’s two daughters discovered her parents inside the home and called police.
In the days leading up to the couple’s murder, Dulsie started to fear Maher, a relative told the Journal. It was unclear why.
Much beloved couple
A relative of Maher’s said that he was
depressed amid the pandemic and was exhibiting strange behavior in recent weeks. It remained unclear how long Maher had been renting from the Varneys and whether he was up to date on his rent payments.
The Varney’s were well-known in their community. Troy ran the family farm and his wife was a teacher.
A Maine man is charged with murder in connection with the deaths of a married couple whom he had reportedly rented a room from. Maine State Police responded to a report of a “home invasion scenario” with possible gunshots on Friday and found Troy Varney, 52, and Dulsie Varney, 48, in need of medical attention, the department said. “When the deputies arrived on scene they found a male .
A nursing instructor and her husband were killed during a home invasion in Maine early Friday, and the suspect is a tenant who was arrested in the home, according to reports.