After it rains and the wind blows across Schalren Drive, an acrid smell emanates from charred and exposed second-floor roof beams and drifts into the home of John and Terri Bernarde. Neighbors have asked town officials to remove the destroyed home, but with insurance reviews, legal uncertainties arising due to lack of a will, and an ongoing State Police investigation that has not yet determined a motive, the grim reminder of the killings could languish for a year or more. Seeing that house every day is a horrible reminder, said John Bernarde, a retired state Health Department worker who lives directly across the street from the burned house at 35 Schalren Drive. Dr.