A couple and three of their children were found dead at home after taking a cocktail of drugs in a tragic 'murder-suicide' - to escape "the evil in the world".
Benjamin and Kristi Strack and three of their children, Benson, 14, Emery, 12, and Zion, 11, were found dead in Springville, Utah on September 27 2014.
On Tuesday police said they often discussed religiously-held notions of the apocalypse &orchestrated a multi-drug suicide using methadone and other medication.
Springville Police Department detective Greg Turnbow, the lead officer on the case, said:
"It was a fairly common theme for the parents to talk about, the apocalypse, the end of days, final judgment. Their surviving son, when he was interviewed, indicated that his mother had made comments that if things got bad enough she would much rather take herself and her family out in a comfortable way, rather than a painful way."The information was released at a press conference yesterday Tuesday Jan. 27th that covered information from a medical examiner and broader information about the case, Turnbow said.
The parents deaths were ruled suicides. The children ages 11 and 12 were ruled homicides, and the 14-year-old son had a note in which he was aware of his "possible impending doom," Turnbow said.
The father had heroin in his body and the others had methadone and over-the-counter medication, Turnbow said, citing coroner's findings. There was no sign of a struggle.
Speaking on Tuesday, Springville Police Chief J. Scott Finlayson indicated that people who knew the family were worried about "evil in the world".
Relatives told investigators that the family had spoke about "leaving" this world to escape "impending doom" leading up to their deaths.
But they thought it meant they would be moving to a sparsely populated area and living "off the grid", KSL News reported.
The family all died of a lethal cocktail of drugs, which had been prescribed to Kristi, local media claim.
Investigators believe the children all drank from a small bucket that contained the lethal cocktail which first put them asleep before killing them.
Kristi died of a combination of drugs and her husband Benjamin died from toxic levels of heroin, according to a report from the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office.
Chief J. Scott Finlayson conceded: "There are some questions we can't answer and may never be able to answer.
"There is no evidence any of the family members were forced to take lethal doses of any drug combinations, nor was there any evidence they took the drugs willingly."It is unknown whether the youngest children knew what they were drinking but police said there were no signs of struggle.
Culled from Mirror UK
138 comments:
Oyibo get too much problem..... I wonder how they think
Really! I rest my case on this 'smh' Rip to them #onelovefromsnow#
Oyibo get too much problem..... I wonder how they think
End times
In God we trust
Hmmm this is crazy
So so terrible!!!.
May dia souls RIP. #oneandonlynwa@gmail.com#
Kisses 2u linda.....go to bed..REST WELL
So so terrible!!!.
Goodnight. #happyweds
What a beautiful family, may their soul rest in peace.
Lin Lin my love!
What a tragedy....people's belief sometimes baffles me....and I have the same surname with him....chaiii !!! Feeling more sad now.....
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Which kain wahala be dis? ?
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So sad. #bimposh
evil of the world
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What!!!
It's a pity
hmmmmmmmm, the way things are going in this world now, I'm even getting scared, save your children God
I hope they get what they killed themselves for. Hmmmmmmm. Obviously they were not children of God. Hmmm mm
Another hand work of Religion.... Who told the fools Jesus is coming.. No one is coming fellows, open ur eyes, its ur appointd time to die that's coming.
Reminds me of the guyana tragedy. So sad!....#nwamas
AND OFF THE PARENTS GOES TO HELL.I PITTY THE INOCENT CHILDREN.....AKA......SOBER
Hmmm, this is so sad. http://splashnaija.com
So sad R.I.P
I hope they gave their dog a piece of their dose?????? Mere stupidity!
Why do they have to take the innocent children with them. What a tragic story, may their soul rest in peace.
Na wa ooooo... This oyinbo people.. Wonder the kinda pressure at which blood flows through their vein and how it makes their brain work.
OMG!!! Lord have mercy.
@Sophia Stephen
When ur parents say kill urself...try to stall..They might hear the voice of God and change their minds
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Oh God
this is just insanity.
I'm Out ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***
Tears tears for this cos they are foolish and inconsiderable about others who reads dis and feels sad and wants yo take their own life so no hope
Na wa! May their souls rest in peace..amen
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Dear LIB readers, please I need your
advice.
My fiancé gets violent whenever he
reaches orgasm. When we're making
love, he's so sweet and romantic but
when he wants to come, he jerks
violently, grabs me tightly and digs his
fingernails into my skin, thereby leaving
scratches. Sometimes, he gets so
violent that he bites me or tries
strangling me (hands on my neck,
especially when he's on top).He
becomes so remorseful after the sex
and never stops apologising. What do I
do? We're getting married in a couple
of months and I've thought of leaving
him, but he's just too good to be true.
We've talked about it over and over, he
keeps promising to watch it, but then
it just keeps happening. What do I do,
please? Linda, please post this. God
bless you.
O God! Y naa, they are going to hell straight, cute kids, RIP to dem, wat a waste..
No be small thing ooo
Drugs and the power of indoctrination! We have to be grateful we don't have that in these parts at least! The West though! Lovely fam. SMH! #sad
Unbelievable. RIP to the dead, poor kids.
So sad
So sad
Omg..o np!
Bad
Endtime senseless, uncommon& strange ordeals erupting on d dailies. ...
Kedukwanu ihe a ga-akpokwanu nkea.?
Now hopefully all the anti gay and religious fundamentalist will follow suit, this is the only way to deal with your anger at this changing world. Idiots.
Only in the US
Odiegwu
sad
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how sad!
May. Their soul rest in peace
Amin
This is madness..
Na wa o
See a sex therapist.
Ur headlines can be so Bizarre, even the fbi havent made a conclussion about the incident yet...
Well, thank God I only come here for Nigerian News..
Na when u die ur eye go clear.
Pathetic! Who knows their belief?
Neo
Babe! You say strangle? Scratches?that scars for life. Now u want to marry him.
If I may ask is it for love or money?
For love think twice
For money run
Marriage Is forever.
Hmmmmm! God have mercy
@ Anon 12:43 AM,
Wait till your husband kills you and then come back to tell us the lovey dovey story!
America, America!!
Na wah o dey committed more sin by killing demselves nd d innocent kids.
Na wah o
Na wah o. Dey committed more sin
Hm! Wonders in this wicked world.
Hmm wat a pity.
So sad...RIP
Hlp dx generation I cry oh God...
They took short cut to hell...
Wht a shame, dis is ignorance@dhighest level.
D family must b suffering frm demonic possession if not y tak ur life and children own.
God help us.
They took short cut to hell...
Wht a shame, dis is ignorance@dhighest level.
D family must b suffering frm demonic possession if not y tak ur life and children own.
God help us.
It over reaction and in ability of self control...
Every man or woman does such but wit minimal control thereof. Pls stand by him and mak d difference. Tell him tins to do if he want to climax lik going off u and not jerking too much. This wil do. U guys should do a lot of communicatiion too.
Mind u sex is not allowed b4 marriage. It is ungodly dear.
It is not every little tin u run down to LIB for advise. There r common sense tin to handle wit or witout advise frm people.
Or u want to handle ur home wit people advise? Of course NO!
It over reaction and in ability of self control...
Every man or woman does such but wit minimal control thereof. Pls stand by him and mak d difference. Tell him tins to do if he want to climax lik going off u and not jerking too much. This wil do. U guys should do a lot of communicatiion too.
Mind u sex is not allowed b4 marriage. It is ungodly dear.
It is not every little tin u run down to LIB for advise. There r common sense tin to handle wit or witout advise frm people.
Or u want to handle ur home wit people advise? Of course NO!
It over reaction and in ability of self control...
Every man or woman does such but wit minimal control thereof. Pls stand by him and mak d difference. Tell him tins to do if he want to climax lik going off u and not jerking too much. This wil do. U guys should do a lot of communicatiion too.
Mind u sex is not allowed b4 marriage. It is ungodly dear.
It is not every little tin u run down to LIB for advise. There r common sense tin to handle wit or witout advise frm people.
Or u want to handle ur home wit people advise? Of course NO!
They took short cut to hell...
Wht a shame, dis is ignorance@dhighest level.
D family must b suffering frm demonic possession if not y tak ur life and children own.
God help us.
They took short cut to hell...
Wht a shame, dis is ignorance@dhighest level.
D family must b suffering frm demonic possession if not y tak ur life and children own.
God help us.
quite sad...
Yes o
Yes o
Oyinbo people, na dem care 4 life pass yet dey find it very easy to take away dat same life. It is well. Linda take note!
So sad
I can't really say much since you're getting married in a couple of months but the only advice I have for you is to please discuss with him sincerely,make your fear known to him and always call him to order during love making because life has no duplicate my dear sister.
Some people's believe tho., wat a tragedy
God have mercy
Jonrisa....
This is just crazy
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Hain!!!This is insanity.
Your guy is a monster,he is good in love-making but he might stangle u someday,am scared for u,its seems u are so sweet $ take him 2Climax when no other lady has taking him before,best of luck
This is senseless...too bad, am sure the last didn't understand anything
Whites and their problems
They really escaped it!good for them.shit happens!
me too.. jst saying
God av mercy!!! #RIP
Like fishes
Really sad. Most times people don't know the implications of their actions. If this singular act will not get you a slot in heaven, then why do it.
Too bad, suicide is never an option. RIP
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quite unfortunate
People are saying RIP RIP how can some1 dat kill he or her self RIP again hmmmmm. God have mercy oooo
Jst go nd buy a chain, wen ever he's coming jst chain his hand b4 he kills u o
Will the surviving son ever be stable again? I hope he doesn't do the same to his own family in future
Just go ahead and marry him, if you love him for real, every home has its own tragic story, also let his fingernails be low to the minimal so he will stop scratching you and gradually, you can work on his being violent when he's abt to ejaculate.
Na wa o. Somethings we read are more stranger than fiction. RIP to them.
#TeamBlessed#
Seriously?... This is sad.
Only fools and cowards sees death as an escape route! Unfortunate for the kids to have been born into that kind of family( R.I.P to the Kids and to hell for the parents)
Little wonder the Bible says that when things that have not been happening start to happen, then you know that the End Is Near. Uwa nkea n' atuzim egwu.
Christ is coming sooner than we expect!
WTF?!!!!!
Ha!!! Wonders.
Rip family...
Stupidity
dia problem b say oyinbo no get problem bet y d kids dem 4 die alone nw
Haha.. Na wa 4 dis ppl oo..
They left this world to the worst place where suffering is for eternity
Indoctrination indeed!! The apocalypse is only in their home?
HOW SAD MAY GOD HAVE MERCY!!! JC
They can't rest in peace bcos they took wat does not belong to them..... Our life is not our own....
Victims of wrong teachings and indoctrination. Don't be a prey in the hands of false prophet pls.
Mrs Feyi
Awwwwwwww not nice at all.
Kai kai kai. Dis is waaa
9ice movie.. I luv hw it endz.!!
It is only de blind dat doesn't knw dat de world is coming 2 an end. But dey shldnt hv done what dey did. Rapture wil certainly take place sooner dan we expected. De question now is hw prepared re u? Read revelation and knw weda what us written is not what is happening in de whole world today. #oneandonlynwa@gmail.com#
But are they aware it's a sin for one to take his or her own life? God dey
Sick people
So said
Hmmm may their soul rest in peace. Amen
Tragic! Hell fire straight
I wonder Y on earth will dey do dat! hmm evryday bad news nawa oooo
Haba.....white people too?...I think they should know better
So sad
@Galore
escape what again? really sad, the parents just wasted the lives of those innocent kids
WHAT!!!!!
Can d mother and father rest in peace for the children innocent souls
So sad
Oyibo get 2much wahala
END TIME! Bible says ur body is where God dwells in and wen u kill ursef meaning u have no place in heaven. Chikena.
And that was how these parents killed their family out of ignorance. Nawah. May their souls rest in peace.
Such a beautiful family....*sigh*
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