The 46-year-old son of Jacob and Rachel Sperber is alleged to have stabbed them to death in the family home, police sources say. Paul Martinka “They provided. He was mentally ill,” the man said.

Meyer Sperber has been charged with murder and weapon possession in the Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 double killing Jacob Sperber and his wife, Rachel Sperber, in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

The troubled "weirdo" accused of killing his elderly parents inside their Brooklyn home was canned from his job and placed on medication before the deadly encounter, authorities said Tuesday.

Officers said just before 5:30 p.m., on Saturday, Jacob and Rachel Sperber, both 75, were discovered with multiple stab wounds inside a residence in Borough Park.