UPDATE: Nygren: Elderly Couple Killed in 'Random Incident of Violence'
Doran Bloom lived with his parents a quarter-mile from the murder scene and suffered from a mental illness.
An elderly couple was stabbed to death in their rural Marengo home Tuesday night by a neighbor who police said Wednesday suffered from a mental illness. John Feldkamp, 83, and his wife, Audrey Feldkamp, 81, were in their home at 7580 Somerset near Coral Woods in unincorporated McHenry County at 8:17 p.m. when 27-year-old Doran Bloom entered the home with a knife, McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the sheriff's office in Woodstock. Bloom’s folding knife had a 4-inch blade, Nygren said. Upon entering the home, Bloom proceeded to stab the couple in what Nygren referred to as a "random incident of violence." There were no signs of forced entry. The couple’s son, Scott Feldkamp, 54, walked …
stacy
11:40 am on Friday, June 10, 2011
That's so sad - My sympath'y to the Feldkamp family. I feel awful for their son Scott. Just terrible. There's no shame in putting a person with such a dangerous illness in an institution. When teenagers are dealing and medicating for fits of rage, it's safer for all to have them somewhere they can be monitered. Especially when medication is the only solution. more ›