Parents Of Brothers Charged With Murder Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide: Cops

JOLIET, IL — The mother and father of two young men charged with brutally beating a neighbor to death were found dead early Sunday morning in what police believe to be a murder-suicide.

Angel Morgan, 42, and Patrick Morgan, 49, were pronounced deceased in their North Bluff Street home shortly after 4 a.m.

A relative went to the Morgans’ apartment about 12:30 a.m. after having not heard from them all day, police said. The door to the apartment was reportedly open, and the relative went inside.

The relative found the Morgans dead and withdrew from the apartment to call the cops, police said. Officers reportedly found the Morgans had been shot to death and located a handgun near the bodies.

Police believe the couple was killed in a murder-suicide.

“That’s what it appears to be,” said Deputy Police Chief Al Roechner.

The couple’s 21-year marriage was tumultuous, with Angel Morgan filing for divorce in May, according to court records. She dismissed the case less than four months ago.

The Morgans are the parents of Amari and Blaique Morgan, who both face murder charges and are in custody at the Will County jail.

Amari Morgan, 18, and Blaique Morgan, 20, allegedly murdered their 62-year-old next-door neighbor, Robert Bielec, in January 2016.

Bielec had just pulled into the driveway of his Houston Avenue home when the Morgan brothers walked up and confronted him about an “ongoing dispute,” Assistant State’s Attorney John Connor said during their bond hearing.

During the ensuing argument, Bielec made a sexual remark about the Morgans’ little sister, Connor said. Amari Morgan then allegedly swung a bat at Bielec’s head, killing him.

Bielec’s “skull was caved in,” Connor said.

Bielec’s female roommate reportedly heard the commotion outside her home. When she went to see what was going on, she found Bielec dead in the driveway.

The parents of Amari Morgan (left) and Blaique Morgan were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Amari Morgan and Blaique Morgan are currently in the Will County jail while they face murder charges. | image via Will County Sheriff's Department