Man 28 beats parents to death

A 28-year-old New Jersey man beat both of his parents to death at home, authorities say. A relative found Edward Coles Jr, 58, and his wife, 55-year-old Rosemarie, dead inside their house in West Deptford on Friday, according to county prosecutors.

The relative went to the home around 11.30am after trying and failing to reach the couple by phone.

Their son Ryan is accused of fatally beating them using his hands and a chair.

He was inside the home when police arrived. Authorities took him to the hospital on Friday for an evaluation.

They then moved him to jail on Saturday. He lived with his parents, according to NJ.com.

The younger Coles now faces murder and weapons charges. His bail was set at $1 million. 

Autopsies determined his parents died from blunt head trauma. Authorities have not announced a motive for the killings.

Edward Jr worked as a repair technician at Coles Music Service, the family's music store in Sewell, which he opened in 2008.

He had also played in Bonsal Blues Bands, a concert, marching and dance band group based in Woodbury, for 42 years.

'Ed loved his Bonsal Blues Family and put his heart and soul into the band as member and conductor for 42 years. It is impossible to express the loss that we are all feeling,' a message on the band's website read.

The younger Coles was 'as calm as could be' and said his parents were sick before the relative found them, a close friend of the couple told the Courier-Post.

Police often came to their home, retired officer Michael Mustac told the newspaper.

The couple's son sometimes sat on the front steps and seemed to talk to himself, Mustac added.

'He seemed a little detached, depressed,' neighbor John Ferencsik told Action News. 'We didn't really know that, just know the impression I had was he was a little bit off.'