Teen 'Snapped' When He Stabbed His Parents: 911 Call

AUGUSTA, ME — Andrew Balcer, a teenager charged with killing his parents, said ona 911 call that he "snapped" on the night they were stabbed.

"There's no helping them," he said on the tape.

Balcer is in court in Augusta. Officials are deciding whether to try him as an adult. The 18-year-old was 17 when the stabbings occurred.

He's charged with double murder for stabbing Alice and Antonio Balcer to death in their Winthrop home last Halloween.

A 12-minute 911 recording played for the judge in court included Balcer saying he stabbed his mother in the back before stabbing his father when he woke up from the screams.

Balcer also said on the recording that he did not know why he did it, and that there had not recently been arguments with his parents.

Prosecutors filed a petition to have Balcer tried as an adult, but his attorney has pushed back, saying it's not appropriate to treat Balcer as an adult. If prosecutors are successful, he could face 25 years to life in prison on each count. He also faces the possibility of no parole.

Balcer has been held at Long Creek Youth Development Center, a juvenile detention center in South Portland, since soon after he was charged.

A police affidavit released earlier this year indicated Balcer told the dispatcher he stabbed his parents to death, along with a family dog. A military-style knife was found stuck in the floor near his father's body.
Balcer's parents were both 47 at the time of their deaths.

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