WAUKESHA, Wis. (Scripps News Milwaukee/Court TV) — A Wisconsin teenager faces a life sentence after pleading guilty to the gruesome murders of his parents, but could have the chance for parole.
Nikita Casap, 18, appeared in court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to two counts of homicide in an agreement with the prosecution that saw his other charges dropped.
Nikita Casap enters court for a plea hearing on Jan. 8, 2026. (Court TV)
Casap admitted to killing his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, 51, in February 2025. Deputies were called to the home for a welfare check after Mayer’s mother in Massachusetts reported not hearing from them in weeks.
Prosecutors had claimed Casap went to school the day after the murders. He also allegedly continued living at home with the bodies for nearly two weeks before fleeing with $14,000 in cash.
He was eventually arrested in Kansas during a traffic stop.
Casap faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison for the murders at his sentencing on March 5, but the judge could grant him the opportunity for parole after a 20-year minimum.
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