Son Who Killed Dad Thought He Was God, Claimed He Killed Satan: Police

ST. CHARLES, IL -- Authorities have released more disturbing details into the fatal stabbing of a 60-year-old St. Charles Township father at the hands of his 22-year-old son. John Shenko, 22, allegedly stabbed his father, Kevin J. Shenko, over 100 times at their home in St. Charles Township. When authorities arrived, they found the younger Shenko straddling the naked body of his father, who was not breathing or moving, as he repeated, "die, die, die," the Daily Herald reports.

A Kane County Sheriff's Office Deputy used a taser twice on Shenko before handcuffing him, according to the article. During his arrest, Shenko told the deputy he was God and that he killed Satan.

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A judge on Friday delayed a request for a sanity evaluation for Shenko though a court evaluation was returned last week and the judge said he doubted the 22-year-old was "fit to stand trial, understood the proceedings and could assist in his defense," according to the Daily Herald.

John Shenko has a history of mental illness and suffered from autism and ADHD, the newspaper reports. Family members said he abused his mother in the past, drew a map of a plan in seventh grade on how he would kill his teacher and showed extremely violent behavior at the young age of 3 years old.

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Bail was set at $2 million for Shenko following his arrest on Aug. 13. At about 1:15 a.m. on that day, authorities responded to the residence Shenko shared with his father after receiving a report of a person "screaming for help."

Shenko has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing.

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