Son calls killing dad with tomahawk 'liberating,' then builds 'plushie pile' of blankets over body for his daughter, police say

Kevin A. Comer (Marion County Sheriff's Office). Background: The location wherever Comer allegedly killed his begetter (WXIN).

A 37-year-old antheral successful Indiana is accused of killing his ain father earlier telling 1 of the victim's friends that his dada "was done" and that helium recovered sidesplitting him to beryllium a "liberating" experience.

Kevin Andrew Comer was taken into custody implicit the play connected the preliminary complaint of murder successful the slaying of Jody Comer, authorities announced.

According to a property merchandise from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers from the Northwest District responded to a location successful the 3200 artifact of Lupine Drive astatine 10:06 a.m. connected Nov. 7 for a payment cheque request.

Upon arriving, constabulary forced their mode done the beforehand doorway and recovered an unresponsive big antheral suffering injuries "consistent with trauma." He was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

The Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency responded to assistance cod imaginable forensic evidence. Police said the Marion County Coroner's Office is assisting successful the probe and volition execute an autopsy to find the origin and mode of death.

Shortly aft uncovering the victim, investigators located Comer successful the 3200 artifact of West Washington Street and arrested him without incident.

According to tribunal documents obtained by section Fox affiliate WXIN, Kevin Comer made galore incriminating statements to police, including an alleged confession.

"I popped him 2 times successful the caput with a tomahawk," Kevin Comer allegedly said to officers.

Kevin Comer besides allegedly told his father's co-worker astir the sidesplitting portion reportedly trying to merchantability Jody Comer's tools to the co-worker. The co-worker, who wished to stay anonymous, spoke to WXIN astir the interaction.

"I asked him wherever Jody was astatine and helium said, 'He's gone. He's done,'" the co-worker reportedly told police. "[Kevin Comer said] if helium knew it was truthful casual to termination Jody, helium would've done it a agelong clip agone and helium recovered the acquisition liberating."

The co-worker besides told the presumption that Jody Comer had antecedently mentioned being acrophobic that his lad mightiness harm him.

"Me and him are beauteous bully friends, and helium had told maine if anything, if helium ne'er shows up oregon thing similar that, to telephone constabulary to bash a payment cheque because, you know, his lad is conscionable not right," helium told WXIN.

According to the tribunal documents, Kevin Comer said helium killed his begetter due to the fact that Jody Comer was a "terrible quality being," further claiming that Jody Comer was not his existent father.

After allegedly sidesplitting his father, Kevin Comer told constabulary helium made a "plushie pile" by covering the assemblage with blankets and clothing, saying helium did truthful due to the fact that his girl was a large instrumentality of plushie piles. Kevin Comer besides said that helium retrieved a tin of state to acceptable the plushie heap connected fire, but decided against it erstwhile helium realized that a occurrence could dispersed and harm children who mightiness beryllium successful the flat complex.

Kevin Comer is presently being held successful the Marion County Jail without bond, records show. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Thursday.

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