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A suspect charged with the killing of a Rockville couple is a next-door neighbor who served as caretaker at times to the victims' property, and reportedly confessed to the murders when he was apprehended Saturday in Alaska, police say. Scott Michael Tomaszewski has been charged with first-degree murder, according to Montgomery County Police. The suspect was arrested on a ship in Alaska, reportedly with blood-tainted cash police believe is that of the victims, and other items that tie him to a recent burglary and the murders.

The bodies of Richard and Julianne Vilardo were found at their home on May 10. They had been stabbed to death, likely sometime the night before, according to police. >>Want more news? Get the daily Rockville email newsletter.

Tomaszeski was taken into custody Saturday in Juneau, Alaska, according to NBC Washington. WTOP adds that Tomaszeski was arrested on a cruise ship. Three Montgomery County detectives, with the assistance of the Juneau Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Coast Guard, executed a search warrant on the cabin of the ship where Tomaszewski was a passenger. Evidence linking him to a recent burglary in the Vilardoes' neighborhood, and their murders, was found in the suspect's cabin and at the Tomaszewski home in Rockville, police say.

Evidence allegedly linking Tomaszewki to the murders includes cash with possible blood on it that is believed to have been taken from the Vilardo home. Tomaszewski was taken into custody by Juneau authorities. Police say while he was questioned, Tomaszewski confessed to killing Richard and Julianne Vilardo.

The couple's family released a statement praising police and prosecutors for their tireless and "remarkable work" to crack the case.

"As a result of the work of the police department and the prosecutors' office, we can take the first step on the long road to healing," the Vilardo family statement said. (See the full statement below.) SEE ALSO: Man Dies Two Days After Police Use Taser to Make Arrest