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Pennsylvania Woman Arrested and Charged with Murder After Dismembered Bodies of Elderly Parents Found in Home

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Key takeaways:

  • Verity Beck, 49, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of third-degree murder and other crimes in the killings of Reid Beck, 73, and Miriam Beck, 72.
  • Police conducted a welfare check after a family member said they had not heard from the elderly couple in over a week, and found a safe that someone appeared to have tried to break into.
  • The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office is continuing to investigate the case, and Beck is being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.

A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested and charged with murder after police found the dismembered bodies of her elderly parents in their shared home. Verity Beck, 49, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of third-degree murder and other crimes in the killings of Reid Beck, 73, and Miriam Beck, 72, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele told reporters.

The investigation began on Tuesday when police conducted a welfare check in Jenkintown after a family member said they had not heard from the elderly couple in over a week. When police arrived, they found a safe that someone appeared to have tried to break into. Inside the home, they found Verity Beck and one body “tightly wrapped in a white bed sheet” and evidence of a second dead person.

According to Steele, there were signs of extreme trauma present. Beck was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of third-degree murder and other crimes. Authorities have not identified a possible motive for the killings.

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office is continuing to investigate the case. Beck is being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. The Beck family has not released a statement on the incident.

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