Teen with ‘Perfect’ School Attendance Went Absent for Weeks. Then Police Found His Mom, Stepdad Slain at Home

Authorities person arrested a Wisconsin teen connected theft and centrifugal conveyance charges aft constabulary recovered his stepfather and parent slain successful their location past week.

The deceased mates were recovered successful their location successful Village of Waukesha, Wisc., connected Friday, Feb. 28, by officers conducting a payment check, according to a statement from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.

Police did not sanction the victims successful the statement, but household members identified them arsenic 51-year-old Donald Mayer and his wife, Tatiana Casap, TMJ 4, CBS 58 and 12 News reported.

Later connected Feb. 28, officers from Wakeeney Police Department successful Kansas arrested 17-year-old Nikita Casap portion the teen was allegedly driving Mayer’s car, according to a transgression ailment initially obtained by 12 News and reviewed by PEOPLE. The ailment alleges that Nikita had Mayer’s firearm connected him,

Nikita was charged with theft successful transportation with the conveyance and firearm; helium has not been charged successful transportation with the deaths.

Investigators soon learned neither Mayer nor the Casaps had been heard from successful the days starring up to the discoveries of the bodies.

On Feb. 28, astir the aforesaid clip that Mayer’s parent requested a payment check, a assets serviceman from Nikita’s schoolhouse requested the aforesaid thing, per the complaint. The assets serviceman said Nikita had maintained “perfect” attendance astatine the schoolhouse — until helium stopped showing up astir 2 weeks prior.

The mates had waning connection with those who knew them passim the period of February, according to the complaint.

Tatiana’s conveyance was past recorded successful a licence sheet scholar successful the vicinity connected Feb. 11, investigators say.

On Feb. 23, Mayer’s parent received “suspicious” and “weird” substance messages from him, she told police.

Mayer's manager astatine enactment told authorities that he past heard from him on Feb. 25, and received a substance from the victim's fig saying helium was sick and couldn't speech connected the phone.

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During the payment cheque connected Feb. 28, Tatiana was recovered covered successful blankets, adjacent to dried humor and a slug hole; Mayer was recovered nether a heap of apparel with "an evident wound" connected his head, per the complaint.

Police yet tracked Nikita utilizing Mayer's car information.

He has been charged with 1 number of theft and 1 number of operating a centrifugal conveyance without the owner's consent, per the transgression complaint. Online tribunal records did not bespeak plea oregon lawyer accusation for Nikita.

Waukesha authorities said connected Monday that an autopsy had been completed but did not state a origin of death.

An probe is ongoing. Anyone with accusation oregon leads related to the lawsuit is requested to interaction Detective Sam Yanke astatine 262-896-8117 oregon 262-548-7128.

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