Man in 'Scream' mask killed neighbor with chainsaw and knife, police say

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Police in Pennsylvania say a man wearing a 'Scream' mask killed his neighbor with a chainsaw and a knife and is now facing homicide charges.

Police in Pennsylvania say a man wearing a "Scream" mask killed his neighbor with a chainsaw and a knife and is now facing homicide charges.The victim, Edward Whitehead, was found in his Carbon St. home with life-threatening injuries after being struck with a chainsaw and a knife. Whitehead was taken to St. Luke's Hospital -Carbon campus, where investigators say he succumbed to his injuries and died.

According to Petroski, the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Zak Moyer, was wearing an all-black outfit along with a mask worn by the "Scream" horror movie character. Court documents allege Moyer admitted to stabbing Whitehead in the head with the knife, before returning to his residence to watch a movie until police arrived. According to the criminal complaint, Moyer admitted to hiding the chainsaw in the attic and putting the knife in a drawer.

 

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