Kenneth Abbot, a successful businessman, and his wife, Celeste, suddenly disappeared from their Pennsylvania home around the 5th of June. Celeste’s last phone message, which was received on June 7th, was sent to her 40-year old son Colin Abbot, to inform him of their plans to visit in Atlantic City.
The irony in this tragic story was triggered by Colin, who called his relatives to tell them his parents had died—in an attempt to visit him– in a fiery crash on the Garden Start Parkway.
Shocked and saddened by the news, Colin’s relatives immediately called the New Jersey State Police for information regarding the transportation of remains for the funeral. After searching their records; however, police discovered there was no crash that killed the couple.
In response to their findings, police engaged in a welfare check at the Abbot’s residence in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. When police conducted their search, they found the Abbot’s bodies burnt in the backyard and bone fragments scattered in a nearby pond.
Because of the fake accident report, police immediately searched Colin’s apartment, where they uncovered a case for a .38 revolver and his mother’s wallet.
Colin Abbot is currently held under police custody where he has refused to elucidate on the tragedy. Although his parent’s wealth would seem like an obvious motive, police have yet to conclude Colin’s slaying of his parents as a maneuver to inherit their money.
