Motive Unknown in Maryland Couple's Mysterious Slaying

— -- Authorities aren't sure what motivated someone to kill a Maryland hotel developer and his wife.

Dick Vilardo, 65, and wife Jody, 67, were supposed to meet with relatives for Mother’s Day Sunday, but they never showed. Their adult children dropped by the couple’s Rockville, Maryland, home, finding their parents’ bodies.

The two were members of a nearby country club, and Dick Vilardo, a former Marriott executive, was the co-founder of a hotel management company.

Authorities haven’t revealed how the husband and wife died. Dick Vilardo’s body was found in the backyard, while Jody Vilardo’s body was located inside the home, both suffering upper body trauma, both still wearing their pajamas, officials said.

Investigators say they are focusing on the night of Saturday, May 9. That night, neighbors said, the pair went to the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, returning home around midnight, hours before their bodies were found.

Police believe the killer entered through a window but, at this point, authorities have not released any possible motive for the slayings and still don’t know whether the couple was targeted, or if anything was taken from the home.

Neighbor Tam Faulkner said the killings shocked the community.

“It’s not very comforting to tell you, ‘Oh, you know, we don’t think you need to worry.’ Well, anyone that’s living here and your neighbors have been killed, you’re worried,” Faulkner said.

The victims’ family released a statement.

“We are heartbroken over this senseless tragedy,” the statement reads. “Dick and Jody Vilardo were a warm and loving couple. We know of no one who would wish them harm.”

Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks, a department spokesman, said authorities are pursuing every possible lead.

“We’re not terming this investigation as random,” he said. “It’s too early and investigators are looking at so many different possibilities right now so they don’t overlook any bit of evidence.”