Court Date Set for Man in Mother’s Brutal, Gory Killing

AKRON, Ohio — A man accused of dismembering his mother and cutting out her organs is expected to appear in court today, when a judge will set a preliminary hearing date.

Henry M. Heepe, who told police his mother was a “vampire devil,” did not enter a plea at his arraignment Saturday. He is being held in county jail after bond was set at $1 million.

Heepe, 50, is charged with aggravated murder in the death of his mother, Barbara Heepe, 77. He is accused of beating his mother to death, stabbing her repeatedly, then removing her organs and possibly eating some of them.