The man charged with criminal homicide in the deaths of his parents and sister inside a Bucks County home has reportedly admitted his role in the murders.
The suspect, 55-year-old Kevin Castiglia, is currently behind bars and is being held without bail.
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The victims were identified as 84-year-old Judith Castiglia and her 90-year-old husband, Fred, along with 53-year-old Deborah Castiglia.
The investigation began after Deborah Castiglia’s boyfriend visited her parents’ home on Heather Road in the Churchville section of Northampton Township around 2:15 pm Monday.
The boyfriend said he saw Deborah’s car there, but saw no footprints in the snow that had fallen on Sunday.
The Bucks County District Attorneys office held a news conference on the Churchville homicides on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
He went home because according to the police, he had been trying to contact Deborah for several days but could not reach her at her home.
According to court documents, Kevin Castiglia answered the door and at first said that Deborah “probably went on vacation.”
Kevin Castiglia then opened the door with a knife in his hand and allegedly said, “Don’t ever come here again, or I’ll kill you,” the affidavit shows.
The boyfriend ran away and called 911.
When officers arrived, police said Kevin Castiglia came to the door armed with two knives, and police believed at least one of them had blood on him.
He began “talking incoherently,” police said, and when asked about his family allegedly pointed the knives at the officers.
Pictured: Police on the scene after three bodies were found inside a home in Northampton Twp., Bucks County on Jan. 26, 2026.
Police said the officers used their tasers, but Kevin Castiglia removed the taser probes from his body, then closed and locked the door.
The South Central Emergency Response Team was called, and they entered the home.
Once inside, they found a woman, believed to be Deborah, dead in the kitchen. Shortly after, they found the other victims dead in a back bedroom of the house.
Kevin Castiglia then barricaded himself inside a second floor bedroom. After a five-hour standoff, he was arrested and taken to hospital.
Chopper 6 captured some of the activity through a window at the back of the house, showing a member of the emergency response team banging on what appeared to be a door inside a back room.
Chopper 6 video shows police activity inside a home in Northampton Twp., Bucks County on Monday where three people were found dead and one person was taken into custody.
Once at the hospital, Kevin Castiglia allegedly told the doctor, “I hurt someone.”
Then, about two hours later, he told hospital employees “I killed my parents in their sleep” and “I killed my sister when I found them,” according to the affidavit.
Once he was released from the hospital and taken back to police headquarters, investigators say Kevin Castiglia again confessed to stabbing Fred, Judith and Deborah Castiglia.
He was charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse and several other crimes.
Investigators said they are unable to comment on a possible motive for the murder.
The DA’s office tells Action News that an attorney has not yet been appointed for Kevin Castiglia.
Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan praised the “admirable efforts” and “heroic restraint” shown by Northampton Township police and the South Central Emergency Response Team.
Bucks County DA Joe Khan provided some new details about the deaths of three people found in Northampton Twp. home
“Despite being confronted by an armed individual, in very difficult circumstances for approximately five hours in the bitter cold, the officers used every tactical resource available to take the suspect into custody alive, and avoid further tragedy,” Khan said.
He went on to say that this appears to be an isolated incident and there is no ongoing danger to the community.
Action News has learned that Deborah taught in the Centennial School District for 26 years.
The district says the crisis teams will be at Tennent High School and Klinger Middle School, where Deborah taught during her career.
The Bucks County DA’s Office has scheduled a news conference for 1 pm Wednesday.