PA - Reid and Miriam Beck, Dismembered by daughter Verity Beck, Jenkintown, January 18, 2023

[Katrinepa]

Woman Kills Parents, Dismembers Their Bodies With Chainsaw Inside Montco Home, Police Say

A Montgomery County woman shot and killed her parents, dismembered their bodies with a chainsaw and placed their remains in trash bags, officials said.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

Daughter charged with killing parents in Abington Township double homicide

"Detectives allege that Verity Beck shot her mother and father and then used an electric chainsaw to dismember the remains. Investigators say an autopsy showed that both her parents were shot once in the head, according to an autopsy.

"There were signs of extreme trauma, and I'll tell you that the chainsaw was found," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said. "Both Reid and Miriam were found in different stages of dismemberment, and that was one of the reasons that it's taken the time today for us because these were not easy autopsies to conduct."

 

[Knox]

Wow between this case and the discovery of Jennifer Browns remains today. DA Steele has his hands full!!

I need to read up, but I'll ask in case someone knows - why the two different murder charges?

 

[realanastasia]

Couple Shot, Dismembered By Daughter In Jenkintown Home: Authorities

Couple Shot, Dismembered By Daughter In... - Abington, PA - Authorities said Reid and Miriam Beck were found with single gunshots to their heads and dismembered in their home by police Tuesday night.

patch.com

 

[realanastasia]

Woman charged with murder after parents found dead, dismembered in Jenkintown, PA

Police say that when officers entered the home they asked Verity Beck, "where are your parents?" She allegedly responded, "they are dead."

abc7chicago.com

“JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania --

Verity Beck, 43, is charged with first-degree murder and third-degree murder and is being held without bail.

[…] Police arrived at the home on the 1100 block of Beverly Road on Tuesday night.

That's where 73-year-old Reid Beck and 72-year-old Miriam Beck were found dead.

According to the criminal complaint, their son arrived at the home earlier in the night and saw what appeared to be a body under a blanket.

Investigators say he talked to his sister for about 30 minutes. Police say Verity Beck told her brother that things at the home had "been bad."

Her brother told Verity that she needed to call the police, investigators said, and Verity responded that she needed "more time."

Thought at first maybe VB was in the throes of a mental health crisiswhen she killed her parents, but the evidence that she had apparently tried to break into their safe sometime around the time of the murders seems to suggest this crime might’ve been motivated by other things

 

[Marysmith]

Omg. This is horrifying!

 

[JoeFromLB]

I can hardly believe the extreme brutality of these crimes. Thank God the parents were dead before this butcher began her grisly work.
This person needs to be locked away in a secure prison cell for the rest of her days.

 

[MurderMittens]

oh wow...

 

[vls12345]

Horrific. And her poor brother....

 

[ifindedout]

From KYW Newsradio:

Woman accused of killing parents, dismembering them with chainsaw in Montco

Police have arrested a woman after they found the dismembered, decomposing bodies of her parents inside their home in Abington Township along with a chainsaw that was used in the crime, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said.

www.audacy.com

She's not eligible for bail.

 

[ellabella]

Her poor brother, from the article in the first reply he spoke to her at length after discovering the bodies. I wonder if there were clear mental health issues already known, or if the home situation being bad was known to him before this or not.

He allegedly also works in the same school district that his mother did. When he does return to work, if he returns to that board, I cant imagine the pain(and joy) in seeing your mothers influence every day in your home and work, coworkers, etc. That's going to be so hard.

 

[ifindedout]

From the DM:

Daughter charged with shooting elderly parents then dismembering them

Verity Beck, 49, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of third-degree murder after the decomposing bodies of Reid Beck, 73, and Miriam Beck, 72, were found.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Detectives also discovered a safe with drill marks on it mounted on the wall of a second-floor bedroom with tools nearby. This indicates that a person without the key or combination had been trying to enter the safe, according to the criminal complaint.

Investigators also searched through Verity's bedroom, where they say they found three guns with spent rounds, two of which were registered to her and one of which had no record of ownership.

 

[realanastasia]

Daughter charged with dismembering parents placed on leave at Catholic school

The archdiocese issued a statement saying, in part, "We are horrified and shocked by the matter."

www.cbsnews.com

”ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia says Verity Beck, the Montgomery County woman who has been charged with murdering her parents, was a teacher at Saint Katherine School of Special Education in Wynnewood.

Beck had not been present in the school since Christmas break, the archdiocese says.”

 

[evilwise]

It's bad enough that she's a patri-matricide but taking over a week to clean up a crime scene and with the wrong tools to boot is also lazy and dumb.

 

[YaYa_521]

Abington woman accused of killing, dismembering parents to get competency evaluation

The Abington Township woman accused of fatally shooting her elderly parents and using a chainsaw to dismember them will undergo a mental health competency evaluation before she has her initial cour…

www.pottsmerc.com

SBM

Verity A. Beck will be admitted to Norristown State Hospital for up to 60 days “for purposes of an in-patient competency evaluation,” Montgomery County Judge Gail A. Weilheimer wrote in a court order.

Evaluating physicians at the state hospital will prepare a report to address Beck’s “mental health functioning, competency to stand trial, progress toward regaining competency, foreseeable prospects for regaining competency, and a determination of level of care,” Weilheimer wrote.

 

[RickshawFan]

This case reminds me of Chandler Halderson, also a matricide-patricide-dismembering. A FASCINATING case, easy to grasp, except in its brutality. You can follow it on Law and Crime (YT), and learn about every which variety of forensic technique. The trial is short and brilliant. It's from 2022.
There also was a sole survivor "good brother" in the Halderson case.

 

[Countem]

Montco Double Murder Hearing Delayed To June

Verity Beck, 43, of Rydal, is accused of shooting and killing her parents then dismembering their bodies in their Jenkintown home.

patch.com

A preliminary hearing on charges of first- and third-degree murder has been delayed until June 1.

 

[LadyL]

soulless eyes

 

[ifindedout]

Stay in mental health facility extended for Abington woman accused of killing, dismembering parents

An Abington Township woman’s commitment to a mental health facility where she is being evaluated for competency has been extended, delaying her initial court hearing on charges she fatally shot her…

www.mainlinemedianews.com

Verity A. Beck will remain at the Norristown State Hospital for an additional 60 days “for further evaluation for competency to stand trial,” Montgomery County Judge Gail A. Weilheimer wrote in a court order dated April 11.

The extended commitment for Beck was requested by defense lawyer Gregory L. Nester, co-chief deputy public defender and chief of the pretrial unit in the Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office.

“The court has made no ruling on her competency to stand trial and at my request, I asked that her commitment be extended for 60 days for further evaluation,” Nester told MediaNews Group.

 

[Countem]

Double Murder Hearing For Montco Woman Delayed Again

Verity Beck, 43, of Rydal, is accused of shooting and killing her parents then dismembering their bodies in their Jenkintown home.

patch.com

Court documents show Beck is now slated to appear before Magisterial District Judge JAP on June 23.

Abington woman accused of killing, dismembering parents deemed competent to proceed to court

After mental health evaluations for competency, an Abington Township woman has been determined to be competent to move forward with court proceedings on charges she fatally shot her elderly parents…

www.pottsmerc.com

Per the article, VB has been determined to be competent to move forward with court proceedings. She is facing charges of first- and third-degree murder and possessing an instrument of crime.

 

[Richrd]

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5 February 2024 (Upper) Court Date

Defendant: Ms. Verity A. Beck, 44

Prosecutors won't seek death penalty for woman accused of killing, dismembering parents

A suburban Philadelphia woman accused of fatally shooting her parents and dismembering their bodies with a chainsaw will not face a death sentence.

www.fox43.com

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/CpDocketSheet?docketNumber=CP-46-CR-0003505-2023&dnh=TRTEbyVg5orxhGgVof4pjw%3D%3D

Via: https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/CaseSearch

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