Bomb stash father and son charged in Toronto

A Canadian man and his son who allegedly confessed to a cold-case murder and to having a huge arsenal of weapons and bombs were formally charged Wednesday. Police north of Toronto in Barrie filed 44 charges against William Feldhoff, 75, and Donald, 54, with an additional 39 weapons-related charges against the father, the QMI Agency reported. The bizarre case began July 11 when the Feldhoff son walked into a police station and confessed to a 1978 homicide in which the male victim was found in a shallow grave, officials said. Police said the son also implicated his father for helping him with the body. During the interview with detectives, the son mentioned his father had a large number of explosives and bombs at his house, QMI said. Police evacuated 22 homes around the suburban property when they found a large cache of chemicals, 83 homemade explosives and 29 weapons. The neighbors were out of their homes for more than a week as bomb squad members removed the arsenal and destroyed the items with controlled detonations. Both Feldhoffs have been in custody since. A date for their court appearances was immediately disclosed.