Details Released After NJ Man Charged With Murdering His Parents

WASHINGTON, WARREN COUNTY, NJ – Todd Warner was was withdrawing money at a casino, authorities said, while his parents were dead. Two baseball bats were found at the New Jersey residence, and his dad's car was gone. But Todd's vehicle was still there, prosecutors said.

It didn't take long for investigators to figure out, prosecutors said, that Warner had something to do with his parents' deaths.

These were some of the stunning details released this week after a New Jersey couple was found dead, and their son was charged with first-degree murder.

Joyanne J. Warner, 73, and Frank N. Warner, 73, were found in their Peregrine Drive home around 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 27, police said in a release. Todd S. Warner, 50, was arrested a day later at Parx Casino in Bucks County, Pa., officials said.

The Warners were local business owners, having run Frank Anthony Salon in Chester for more than 50 years. They were set to retire in December, and had hoped to travel, their daughter told NJ.com.

A video from lehighvalleylive.com showed the Warren County Prosecutor's Office press conference during which details of Warner's arrest were revealed, including:

• After getting a report of possible trouble at the home, police entered the residence where Warner and his parents lived and saw a man sitting in a chair, while the woman was found in the bedroom, prosecutor said.
• An autopsy later determined that the couple both died of blunt-force trauma, prosecutors said.
• Frank Warner's car was missing from the garage, but Todd's car was in front of the residence, prosecutors said.
• Frank Warner's credit card was missing, too, and Todd later withdrew $1,000 from the Wind Creek casino in Bethlehem, Pa.
• Todd Warner was first labeled as a person of interest, but that later changed as the investigation and autopsy results came in.

Here is the press conference: