James Soares

James Soares was a Rhode Island man who, along with his wife, Marian, was murdered in mid-July 2008. Police discovered their bodies in the backyard septic tank of their Warren, Rhode Island home.EastBayRI.com: Double Murder Stuns Warren (July 26, 2008) Soares's only son, James Soares Jr., was charged with two counts of homicide on July 27, 2008. Soares Jr. allegedly bludgeoned his parents to death with a garden hoe.The Providence Journal: Warren Murders: Son Charged with Killing His Parents with Garden Tool (July 27, 2008)

Marian Soares's sister reported her missing on July 14th and told police that she had not seen her sister since July 7th. When police went to the home to investigate, they spoke with the son, James Soares, Jr., who told them that his mother had gone to visit a friend in Massachusetts. Operating on the assumption that the couple was "involuntarily absent," police called in a forensics team and brought a backhoe to the home. On July 26, 2008, police announced that the bodies of both James and Marian Soares had been found in the septic tank behind their home.EastBayRI.com: Double Murder Stuns Warren (July 26, 2008)

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• WPRI 12 (RI): Son to Be Arraigned for Killing RI Parents (July 28, 2008)

• MSNBC: Police: Couple in Cesspool Was Killed by Hoe (July 27, 2008)

• The Providence Journal: Warren Murders: Son Charged with Killing His Parents... (July 28, 2008)

• FOXNews: Son Charged With Murder After Parents Found in Cesspool (July 27, 2008)

• EastBayRI.com: Double Murder Stuns Warren (July 26, 2008)

• The Providence Journal: Warren Couple Reported Missing More Than Week (July 26, 2008)

• The Associated Press: Bodies of Missing R.I. Couple Found in Septic Tank (July 26, 2008)

• NECN: Family Member Suspected of Killing, Burying Warren Couple | Necn (July 26, 2008)