One youngster from Florida began making jokes with his buddies about killing his parents, then carried it out in a protracted violent outburst that left him covered in the blood of his own parents. When Tyler Hadley, then just 17 years old, bludgeoned his parents to death with a hammer and imprisoned his family dog in a cupboard before his father, Blake, asked his son the final, heartbreaking question, “Why?”
Tyler’s mother, Mary Jo, was a teacher at the neighborhood school, while his father operated a nuclear power plant. Ryan was Tyler’s brother. According to Crime and Investigation, Tyler’s aunts remembered him as “cute,” referring to him as a “lovable little boy.” “He was hugging his mom all the time,” they continued.
Before his conduct became unpredictable and worrisome, Tyler quit participating in sports and began experimenting with drugs in high school. His use of drugs and alcohol increased, and he was well-known to the police prior to being sued for $15,000 in June 2010 for hurting a child while operating his father’s vehicle.
Tyler was unhappy when his parents sent him to rehab in a last-ditch effort to save him before he turned 18. “That kid wanted his freedom and he wanted to party,” his uncle remarked. “He felt there was no way out because his parents were in the way.”
Then the dark jokes started. Tyler explained his identical idea to a close friend. After killing both of his parents, he wanted to host a party, which was a horrifying notion. He wrote the menacing remark, “Party at my crib tonight… maybe,” on Facebook the day of the killings.
After locking the family dog in the pantry and hiding his parents’ phones, Tyler took three ecstasy tablets and grabbed a claw hammer. When his mother was using her computer, he attacked her from behind and killed her first. His father was shocked and asked his son, “Why?” after hearing her screams. “Why the f*** not?” Tyler retorted before assaulting him.
This is a photo of Tyler Hadley, the one holding a cup, at a party at his house. Just before this party, he murdered his mother and father with a hammer and hid their bodies in the master bedroom. pic.twitter.com/IxYaq7vsJ8
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After that, Tyler took their bodies to the master bedroom and cleaned up the blood that had spilled on his body and throughout the house. After covering the corpse with a variety of items, he invited about 60 people to the celebration.
Tyler revealed his best buddy, Michael Mandell, the bodies of his parents after telling a number of others at the party that he had killed them. However, other people present that evening reported seeing blood splatters all over the house and strange odors. Eventually, Michael would call the police, but only after the party was over.
Additionally, Tyler was seen on CCTV purchasing beer and other items with his parents’ pilfered credit cards. Early the following morning, Tyler was taken into custody. Prosecutors contended that his wish to host a house party meant more than his parents’ lives because of his lack of regret.
After Tyler’s parents returned to their home in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on the fateful day, July 16, 2011, he hid their phones and locked their black labrador (who he suspected would defend his parents) in a closet.
Shortly before 5:00 p.m. he took three pills of ecstasy and… pic.twitter.com/HyFmIqTLX9
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Tyler entered a no contest plea to two first-degree murder charges. His original punishment was two consecutive life sentences without the prospect of release. He received a life sentence as an adult in 2018. Tyler, who calls himself Hammer Boy, frequently signs autographs for other prisoners while boasting about his heinous actions.
Tyler was placed in a solitary cell with little privileges for 60 days as part of a disciplinary confinement order. According to state prison records, Tyler was also sentenced to an extra 30 days in custody following a disciplinary hearing that revealed he had taken 20 unapproved leaves of absence from his position as a teaching assistant. Prison reports state that he refused to sign the infraction paperwork and to attend his disciplinary sessions.
