FL - John, 76, & Nancy Engelhart, 73, murdered at their Dover home, 14 April 2016

A handyman recently hired by an elderly couple is now wanted in the case of their murder, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

Deputies issued a warrant for 48-year-old Michael Herald’s arrest around 9 a.m., saying they believe he killed John Engelhart, 76, and his 73-year-old wife, Nancy.

The couple’s bodies were found in a shed near their home Thursday evening after a concerned neighbor called the sheriff’s office saying the Engelharts hadn’t been seen in days, and their mail was piling up.
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A handyman accused of murdering a Dover couple is back in Hillsborough County.

Michael Herald, 48, was arrested in Kentucky on first-degree murder charges in the deaths of John and Nancy Engelhart.

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Herald has been booked into the Hillsborough County Jail on two counts of first-degree murder and armed burglary of a dwelling.

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Michael Anthony Herald is charged with two counts of murder.

Investigators say back in April of 2016, Herald who was hired by the Engleharts to do handy work around their house. They also say he brutally killed the retired couple.

And some of the crime was apparently caught on tape.

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After the murders, prosecutors say Herald took off in the victims' SUV. He was eventually caught in Kentucky and brought back to Tampa to face murder charges and possibly the death penalty.

No trial date has been set.

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