Woman Kills Her Two Kids and Herself While Husband Read a Book Downstairs
Police are searching for clues to understand why a mother killed her 11-year old son and 9 year old daughter before shooting herself. All of this happened while her husband was downstairs reading a book.
The tragedy occurred in an affluent neighborhood in Glendale, Missouri on Monday. Cathy Murphy’s body, along with those of her two children, were found in the home after the shootings took place. Police believe that the incident was a murder-suicide.
Murphy’s husband didn’t respond initially because he thought the shooting came from outside the home. When he got up, he found the bodies and called police.
Neighbors say that the family appeared devoted to their children and were devout Catholics. When police arrived, they saw the father performing CPR on his son. His wife was dead at the scene and his children died on the way to the hospital.
A family friend says that the mother seemed distraught days before the murder-suicide took place. Phillip Henderson said that he and his wife talked to the family a few days ago and something didn’t seem quite right.
“She did say she recently talked to the mother and asked well how are things going, she said, ‘Ugh, well you know’,” said Henderson. “So maybe something’s going on there she didn’t know.”
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Mental Illness unfortunately goes undiagnosed for manys years, or in some instances, an entire lifetime. This is a tragic story. That man lost his whole family…
Allison
July 31, 2012 at 4:31 pm
The problem is here “Neighbors say that the family appeared devoted to their children and were devout Catholics”…
All white male Catholics are perverts so there is your answer to this horrible crime…
She was not depressed and she was not mentally ill…
Another Jerry Sandusky, but this time he probably threaten his wife, or she found out about his horrible perverted ways and decided that her and her family was better off dead…
Have you notice the trend among Catholic’s?
PB Short
July 31, 2012 at 7:32 pm
devout catholics? THAT’S THE PROBLEM! Catholics xtians are the most murderous heathens on the planet! Let alone all those popes, and priests, who have molested and raped little boys!
There you go!
Derrick
August 1, 2012 at 4:52 pm
It’s hard to believe his story about first thinking the shots came from outside he really didn’t know those shots came from upstairs? I would definetly keep him under the radar?
Tawnymarie
July 31, 2012 at 8:04 pm
He was actually in the house when this happened?? Now you know that sounds completely suspicious
Rhonni
August 1, 2012 at 12:27 am
I don’t believe his story. I am guessing that he was compleatly disengaged from his family and a total abusive control freak and he knows more than he is telling. A person doesnt do this without cause and without feeling there is no other way out of their situation. I am sure there will be more to come on this story. Also, he thought the Gun shots came from outside??? Really, does that happen often in his neighborhood, that he wouldnt be alarmed. If I hear gun shots I would drop what I am doing and go check that my family is safe and then call 911. So, how long did he wait 10 mins, 1 hr?? enough time to get his story together.
dontbelieveit
August 1, 2012 at 10:15 am
This guy killed his family! No way you’re living in a house and THINK the gun shot wounds came from outside!
Did he have somebody come in and kill them? This will be a mystery story until the end! A rich caucasoid male, will always stay out of jail!
They even get treated better when they’re caught…it’s called ‘white collar crime’, but when Blacks commit crimes, it’s always low down and dirty…A CRIME IS A CRIME!!!
Derrick
August 1, 2012 at 4:44 pm