Good guy gone bad: Teenager arrested for brutally stabbing elderly neighbours to death

A teenager who was once celebrated as a hero for saving his father's
life has been arrested on suspicion of brutally stabbing his two
elderly neighbors to death in their home.
Daniel Marsh, 16, faces double homicide charges for allegedly
torturing and stabbing attorney Oliver Northup, 87, and his wife
Claudia Maupin, 76, to death in their Davis, California condominium in
April.
The arrest comes nearly four years after Marsh hit headlines for
taking the steering wheel of his father's car as the man had a
near-fatal heart attack. After veering the car to safety, he then hit
his father's chest to restart his heart.
Arrest: Daniel Marsh, 16, allegedly fatally stabbed his neighbors
after 'lying in wait' at their home
The American Red Cross in Yolo County honored Marsh at its annual
Heroes Luncheon in 2009, the Sacramento Bee reported.
But now the boy is being held without bail at the Yolo County Juvenile
Detention Facility after his arrest on Monday. He will be arraigned on
Wednesday.
Marsh, who was 15 at the time of the killings, lived just two doors
away from the elderly couple.
Relatives grew worried on April 14 after Northup, a popular local
musician, failed to show for a performance with his folk band. Police
discovered the bodies that evening during a welfare check.
Heroic: Marsh, pictured aged 12 in 2009, was honored for saving his
father's life as hehad a heart attack
Former life: An article at the time noted that Marsh was a good
student whose favorite subject was math
Police have not revealed a motive, but have said that there were signs
the home was broken into.
In their charging document, prosecutors said the killings were
'willful, deliberate and premeditated' and that Marsh was 'lying in
wait'. They claim that the teenager 'inflicted torture' on the couple.
Davis police searched several locations on Monday, including Marsh's
father's home – the house on the same street as the couple's– and
Marsh's mother's home less than a mile away.
Relatives of the victims told the Bee that moving vans were seen
outside Marsh's father's home a couple of weeks after the murders.
As well as playing with the local band, Northup practiced law for 63
years, including in criminal cases.
Mary Northup, Oliver Northup's daughter, said she was relieved that
the arrest had been made.