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Detectives Investigate Double Homicide in Unincorporated Largo

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Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Robbery & Homicide Unit are investigating a double homicide after two adults were found deceased inside their Largo residence.

On Friday, June 6, 2025, at approximately 12:35 p.m., deputies responded to a welfare check at 29 Saunders Avenue in the Cardinal Court Mobile Home Park after an employee failed to report for work. Upon arrival, deputies located 53-year-old Elizabeth Lee Kirchner and 64-year-old Steven Eric Kirchner deceased in the living room with apparent gunshot wounds.

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Through the investigation, detectives identified the victims’ son, 37-year-old Nicholas Steven Kirchner, as the suspect. He had fled the scene before law enforcement’s arrival.

Later, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina contacted Pinellas County detectives regarding a separate incident involving Nicholas. During that incident, he allegedly stated, “I’ve already killed two people – I’ll kill some more.” Nicholas fled that scene as well.

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The Taliaferro County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia subsequently took him into custody. According to investigators, Nicholas admitted multiple times to killing his parents, describing it as a “righteous kill.”

Nicholas was booked into the McDuffie County Jail in Georgia on a felony warrant for two counts of First-Degree Murder Premeditated.

Next of kin have been notified. The investigation is ongoing.

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