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Tyler Hadley killed his parents with a hammer on July 16, 2011, then posted “Party at my crib tonight… maybe” on Facebook

He spent hours cleaning up blood before inviting 60 teens to the house while the bodies were hidden in a bedroom

In a 2024 Court TV interview, Hadley said the idea started as a joke — and admitted he still doesn’t fully understand why he did it

Tyler Hadley wanted to throw a party. When his parents said no, he killed them — and invited dozens of friends over while their bodies lay hidden in the master bedroom.

The then-17-year-old beat Blake and Mary-Jo Hadley to death with a claw hammer inside their Florida home on July 16, 2011.

Then, after dragging their bodies into the bedroom and covering them with household items — linens, books, picture frames

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