A 21-year-old Arizona man is charged with the murder of multiple immediate family members.
Richard Wilson is in custody for the death of his father, also named Richard Wilson, 47; mother Ellen Otterman, 50; sister Rudy Wilson, 16; and niece Renaya White, 5.
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said, “We received a frantic 911 call from a home near Casa Grande around 1:45 p.m. local time. We later realized it was Rudy who made the call. When officers arrived at the home, four dead bodies were discovered inside. Wilson was still on scene when Deputies arrived and was arrested.”
He is being held at the Pinal County Jail on four counts of first-degree murder. His bond is set at $2.5 million.
“Yesterday, a terrible tragedy hit our community,” Sheriff Mark Lamb said in the statement. “This act of depraved violence will have long lasting effects on all those who knew this family. While nothing will bring their loved ones back, I send my prayers and support to everyone affected.”
Court documents reported that when police arrived they saw a man exiting a trailer near the home.
“As deputies approached the suspect, he stated ‘I’m over here, take me to jail,’ ” the court filing read, identifying the suspect as Richard Wilson IV.
Documents also said, “All subjects appeared to have suffered blunt force trauma injuries, and had injuries to their neck area consistent with being cut with an edged weapon.”
“It was just scary knowing that this could happen next door,” neighbor Joy Moreno said, adding that police cars were seen in the area until around 3:30 a.m.
Expressing her shock, another neighbor, Wanda Hamilton said, “I’m in disbelief, this doesn’t happen out here. I can’t believe that, not him. I talked to that kid all the time. He lived down the street with his grandparents, but often went to his parents’ home to take care of their horses. His family lived in the home for five years.”
“You don’t see arguments over there or anything like that. He seemed like he cared for all of them, he never had anything bad to say to me about any of them,” Hamilton continued to say.
Moreno also shared that the 5-year old little girl was always outside playing. “We always heard her laughing. She seemed like a very happy kid,” said Moreno.
Authorities said after investigating, the murder weapon was a knife and Rudy tried to call for help before being killed.
“The line disconnected during her call, and ultimately she became one of the victims as well,” said Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas.
Police did not share any potential motive. The suspect’s next court date is scheduled for Sept. 13, per his booking record.
This pill of garbage should be dead right now!
You are right on the money Gerald!! I couldn’t be more serious and in agreement. People like this need to be off’d immediately, after admittance or proof by trial of guilty.
Everyday you read about beautiful, innocent
people being viciously murdered by an
evil person. How could anyone, even the worse
of the worst, kill a 5 year old baby girl?
No one ever contributes this violence to
the drugs which have been legalized in
so many states. It’s going to get worse with
all the illegal drugs being allowed to come
across our borders by this current Administration.
Scary!
DRUGS ARE NOT LEGAL. CANABIS IS. NO ONE DOES THIS IF THE US THE PRODUCT. JUST SAYN
betty, demonRATS kill babies in the womb every day! It’s a hobby to them.
TIME FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL PURGE
He needs to be put to death in the exact same way he killed his victims. The End.