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Son of ex-NFL player accused of murdering parents extradited
Original Publication Date: August 26, 2019 7:47AM
Publication Updated: April 20, 2025 12:09AM
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. – The son of a former NFL lineman accused of killing his parents in Minnesota has been extradited from Mexico.
Twenty-two-year-old Dylan John Bennett was booked into the Todd County Jail early Monday. Bennett was arrested for second-degree murder at a hotel in Cancun Saturday.
Bennett’s public defender did not immediately return a call for comment. Bennett is expected to appear in court Tuesday.
Barry and Carol Bennett, both 63, were found fatally shot last Wednesday at their home in Long Prairie, a town 124 miles (200 kilometres) northwest of Minneapolis.
The criminal complaint says Barry Bennett told the Todd County Sheriff’s Office in December that Dylan had expressed thoughts about killing his parents while he was in a mental health treatment facility.
Barry Bennett played 11 seasons in the NFL.
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