A man charged with criminal homicide in the deaths of his parents and sister inside a Bucks County home has admitted his role in the killings.
The suspect, 55-year-old Kevin Castiglia, is currently in jail and being held without bail.
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Those killed were 84-year-old Judith Castiglia and her 90-year-old husband, Fred, and 53-year-old Deborah Castiglia.
The investigation began after Deborah Castiglia’s boyfriend went to her parents’ home on Heather Road in the Churchville section of Northampton Township around 2:15 p.m. Monday.
The boyfriend said he saw Deborah’s car there, but no footprints in the snow that fell Sunday.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office held a news conference on the Churchville homicide 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 home.
According to court documents, Kevin Castiglia answered the door and initially said Deborah “probably went on vacation.”
Kevin Castiglia opened the door with a knife in his hand and allegedly said, “Don’t ever come here again, or I’m going to kill you,” the affidavit shows.
The boyfriend ran away and called 911.
When officers arrived, police said Kevin Castiglia came to the door with two knives, and police believed at least one of them had blood on it.
He began “talking incoherently,” police said, and when asked about his family he allegedly pointed a knife at officers.
Photo: Police at the scene after three bodies were found inside a home in Northampton Twp., Bucks County on Jan. 26, 2026.
Police say the officers used their Tasers, but Kevin Castiglia pulled 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 find a woman named Deborah dead in the kitchen. A short time later they found the other victims dead in the back bedroom of the home.
Kevin Castiglia then barricaded himself in a second-floor bedroom. After a five-hour standoff, he was arrested and taken to the hospital.
Helicopter 6 captured some of the activity through a rear window of the home, showing a member of the emergency response team banging on what appeared to be a door inside a back room.
Helicopter 6 video shows police activity Monday inside a home in Northampton Twp., Bucks County 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 somebody.”
Then, about two hours later, he told hospital staff “I killed my parents in their sleep” and “I killed my sister when I found her,” according to the affidavit.
Once he was released from the hospital and taken back to police headquarters, investigators say Kevin Castiglia again admitted to stabbing Fred, Judith and Deborah Castiglia.
He was charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse and several other crimes.
Investigators say they are not able to comment on a possible motive for the killing.
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 effort” 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. the house
“Despite being confronted by an armed man, in extremely difficult conditions for nearly five hours in bitter cold, officers used all available tactical resources to take the suspect into custody alive, preventing further tragedy,” Khan said.
He said this was an isolated incident and there was no danger to the community.
Action News has learned that Deborah taught in the Centennial School District for 26 years.
The district said crisis teams will be at Tennant High School and Clinger Middle School, where Deborah taught earlier in her career.
The Bucks County DA’s office has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday at 1 p.m.
