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Cops Say Barking Dog May Have Led to Murder of Elderly Couple’s<!-- wp:html --><p>Massachusetts State Police</p> <p>A manhunt is underway in Marshfield, Massachusetts, for a 27-year-old accused of brutally murdering a married couple at their home—supposedly just after he’d been thrown out of the house over a barking dog, authorities say.</p> <p>Cops responded to the home of Carl and Vicki Mattson, both 70, on Tuesday night to conduct a wellness check. Once inside the two-story home, they discovered the couple had been bludgeoned and stabbed to death, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz.</p> <p>The suspected killer, Christopher Keeley, hastily left the Mattsons’ home after their slaughter, cops say, leaving behind their bodies and an overturned bookcase that suggests there was a struggle, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/christopher-keeley-marshfield-murders-gotham-hill-drive-massachusetts-police-carl-vicki-mattson/">CBS News</a> reported, citing court documents.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/cops-say-fight-over-barking-dog-may-have-led-to-murder-of-elderly-massachusetts-couple-carl-and-vicki-mattson?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Massachusetts State Police

A manhunt is underway in Marshfield, Massachusetts, for a 27-year-old accused of brutally murdering a married couple at their home—supposedly just after he’d been thrown out of the house over a barking dog, authorities say.

Cops responded to the home of Carl and Vicki Mattson, both 70, on Tuesday night to conduct a wellness check. Once inside the two-story home, they discovered the couple had been bludgeoned and stabbed to death, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz.

The suspected killer, Christopher Keeley, hastily left the Mattsons’ home after their slaughter, cops say, leaving behind their bodies and an overturned bookcase that suggests there was a struggle, CBS News reported, citing court documents.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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