a judge set bail at $2 million on thursday for a man whom prosecutors said was arrested with credit cards linked to a retired arizona power company executive, his wife and their adult son who were found slain in a 'heinous murder' at their home in rural idaho the victims were identified as 80 year old theodore m welp, 77 year old delores e welp and their son, 52 year old thomas p welp  they were found at the home on tuesday ada county coroner's office told daily mail online on friday that the cause of death was homicide but would not release the nature of the injuries accused thief adam m dees, 22, of nampa wore restraints but appeared relaxed during his appearance in ada county court via a video feed from jail in a clear voice, dees said 'no' when asked by judge theresa gardunia if he would be able pay the bail theodore m welp, far left, delores e welp in the black dress and thomas p welp, second from the right, in a family snapshot the others are unidentified the parents and son were murdered at their home in the boise foothills this week  adam dees (right, in wheelchair) was seen a video wearing restraints during an arraignment at the ada county courthouse in boise, idaho on thursday bond was set at $2 million for dees, based upon his possible involvement in the murders of theodore, delores and thomas welp  the home where two men and a woman were found dead on tuesday amid signs of a struggle in ada county, idaho  dees is not charged with murder he faces three counts of grand theft, three counts of forgery and a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit the 9 mm handgun was found tucked into dees' waistband, prosecutors said, without disclosing whether it was linked to the killings defense attorney isaiah l govia has sought bail of $25,000, noting his client had no previous felony convictions he also said dees was put on suicide watch after being arrested because he is bipolar and schizophrenic and didn't have access to his medication gardunia told dees before setting bail that she had to consider the circumstances surrounding his arrest and make her decision based on public safety she ordered dees to return to court on march 26 fourth district magistrate theresa gardunia, right, talks with attorney isaiah l govia, who is representing adam dees, left, on a video screen, during dees' arraignment on thursday in boise, idaho  police arrested dees on wednesday at an electronics store prosecutors listed a handful of other sites where they said he used the credit cards, forged the names of the homicide victims, and was later identified by workers dees' father, steve dees, told the idaho statesman that his son told his family he found the credit cards ada county sheriff gary raney asked the public for help in determining a possible connection between dees and the welps authorities were also looking for information on a wedding ring they believe dees had tried to sell they didn't know if it was connected to the killings raney has said the killings were the most violent he had seen in three decades of working in law enforcement the killings took place in what records say is a three bedroom, three bathroom home on about 20 acres with a total value of about $800,000, owned by theodore and elaine welp authorities say the property has horses and other buildings an ada county sheriff's office investigator exits a home where adam dees, 22, lives on thursday  in nampa, idaho dees is accused of grand theft and forgery, charges that investigators say are tied to the deaths of three people  ada county sheriff's office investigators stand in the entryway of a home where adam dees, 22, lives in nampa bail is set at $2 million for dees, during his appearance on thursday  in ada county court  'no words can adequately express the grief and despair we are feeling,' the welp family said in a statement issued through the sheriff's office 'these were kind, caring and generous people who meant so much to us and have been senselessly taken from us' the welps formerly lived in arizona, where theodore welp was the chief of tucson electric power co in the 1980s he was blamed by some for the financial downfall of the company the arizona attorney general's office conducted an investigation into the financial dealings, but the probe did not result in criminal charges theodore and elaine welp were also involved with charitable organizations, including one that funds research on vision impairment and blindness the entrance to a home set on 20 acres where two men and a woman were found dead on tuesday in what the local sheriff described as a 'heinous' crime  a police vehicle approaching a home on wednesday where the triple homicide took place the ada county coroner has not yet released the cause of death 
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adam dees, 22, of nampa, faces three counts of grand theft and forgery and a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon without permit . he wore restraints but appeared relaxed during his appearance in ada county court via a video feed from jail he was not charged with murder . theodore welp, 80, delores welp, 77 and their son, 52 year old thomas  welp found murdered in rural idaho home on tuesday 