Christopher Keeley has been identified as the suspect who is on the run after brutally murdering a couple in their home in Marshfield, Massachusetts, and whom the police are currently hunting. 

Officers were called to the home of 70-year-old couple Carl and Vicki Mattson for a well-being check when they discovered the dead bodies of the married couple. Both of them were stabbed and bludgeoned. 

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Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said: “This appears to be a targeted attack against these two individuals. The individual that we are looking for right now, we consider him armed and dangerous.”  

According to court documents, there was evidence of a struggle where the victims were found, including an overturned bookcase. The attack on the couple likely happened attacked last week. The exact relationship between the suspect and the victims has not been revealed although the authorities said that they knew each other.

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It is believed that the welfare check tip passed on to the police came from Keeley’s friend after the suspect told the tipster that he had been living with the couple as a favor to a family member in the recent past. However, he had recently been asked to leave. This made Keeley angry because he was afraid that he would end up homeless after a woman who had initially considered letting Keeley stay with her in Weymouth had thrown him out.

The documents said that Keeley told the friend that what prompted him to attack the couple was an argument over a barking dog. The friend has also divulged that Keeley had been recently acting “psychotic” and that he had confessed that he was feeling the urge to hurt people, including the couple he lived with. He was also known to carry knives.

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Kathleen R. Fay, a lawyer representing the Keeley family, issued the following statement to the press:

“At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday November 30, 2022, the family of Christopher Keeley was notified that the Massachusetts State Police were looking to question Christopher in relation to a situation in Marshfield. The Mass State Police have been given the full cooperation of Mr. Keeley’s family.

“The events that are alleged to have occurred are shocking and truly devastating to all involved. Our hearts go out to the entire Mattson family for their loss. At this point in time, the Keeley family respectfully requests that members of the media please respect their privacy as they begin to process this senseless tragedy.”