PEORIA, Illinois— The bodies of a college professor and her husband have been recovered from a river in central Illinois and their 21-year-old son, who said he was “sick of his parents” and had stabbed them to death, has been charged with first-degree murder. The bodies of Susan Brill de Ramirez and Antonio Ramirez Barron, both 63, were found Tuesday in the Spoon River near Annawan, resting against the riverbank, Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said. ADVERTISEMENTJose Ramirez was arrested and charged on Monday after confessing to killing his parents, Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said. Peoria County Assistant State’s Attorney Dave Kenny said during a bond hearing Tuesday that Ramirez told friends he was “sick of his parents” and that he had killed them on Friday. Ramirez waited until his parents were sleeping then went into their bedroom at their home near Peoria, Kenny said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 31, 2018 12:11 UTC