One of two wanted suspects in the gruesome murders of a couple in Massachusetts was under arrest Monday afternoon, police said, adding that a second suspect was still on the loose.
(FOX)- Police called the murder scene at a home in Peabody “messy and cluttered,” and had to use a special X-ray machine to figure out how many victims there were, Fox 25 reported.
The bodies reportedly turned up in the basement, wrapped in rugs and plastic.
The man and woman killed were dating and lived together in the house, according to the news station. They were identified as 37-year-old Mark Greenlaw and 39-year-old Jennifer O’Connor.
Police arrested 45-year-old Michael Hebb shortly after noon, according to the news station. Police did not disclose how he may have known the couple.
Earlier, police said the suspects apparently were driving a 1992 Acura and could be armed, WBZ added.
The murders weren’t a random act — and officers had been to the home “for all kinds of incidents,” Police Chief Thomas Griffin said. Neighbors told Fox 25 the home was rented out by a 67-year-old permanently disabled man named David Moise.