WRENTHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - A 21-year-old man accused of brutally killing his parents in Middleboro was arraigned on murder charges Friday in Wareham District Court.
Ryan True was carrying a knife and still wearing blood-stained clothes when was he was arrested around noon on Thursday, 14 hours after the alleged murders, prosecutors said.
Officers performing a well-being check at 3 Highland St. earlier that morning found Renee True, 55, and David True, 52, dead inside, according to the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office.
All three lived in the Highland Street home, where investigators found a gruesome scene.
The body of David True was found in a downstairs office and the body of Renee True was found in a second-floor bedroom, the district attorney’s office said. Both bodies were covered with comforters.
Both victims were reportedly stabbed multiple times.
Before being taken into custody, Ryan True allegedly called his half-brother and said that “things went bad” and that he “did what he had to do,” a prosecutor told the court.
The prosecutor also told the judge that Ryan True is autistic and refused to take his medications because he was in denial of his mental health issues.
Renee True had been a school bus driver in the Middleborough School District since 2007.
Superintendent Brian Lynch said grief counselors will be provided for students and staff.
“Renee was a hard-working and dedicated employee,” Lynch said in a statement. “It was clearly evident that she cared about every child she transported every day. She will be greatly missed by our transportation department and our entire school community.”
David True was a beloved employee at MCE Dirtworks in Eastham.
“We at Dirtworks are heartbroken over the sudden and tragic loss of one of our own. David True was truly one of the best men we have had the privilege of knowing,” the company said in a Facebook post. “His charisma and passion for his work were contagious; a true leader. He will be sorely missed by all of us.”
Ryan True, who was ordered held without bail, has been sent to Bridgewater State Hospital for a mental health evaluation.
He is due back in court in January.
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