• Ana Lupoe was fatally shot by her husband, Ervin Antonio Lupoe, on January 27, 2009. Police found them and their five children shot to death following the call from a television station that received a fax detailing the murder/suicide plan.CNN.com: Seven bodies found in home... (January 27, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Residence: Wilmington, CaliforniaThe New York Times: Man Kills His Wife and 5 Children... (January 27, 2009)
  2. Occupation: Medical technicianThe New York Times: Man Kills His Wife and 5 Children... (January 27, 2009)
  3. Former Employer: Kaiser PermanenteThe New York Times: Man Kills His Wife and 5 Children... (January 27, 2009)
  4. Terminated from employment a week ago following an internal investigationCNN: With No Job and 5 Kids, 'Better to End our Lives,' Man Wrote (January 28, 2009)
  5. Co-workers remembered Ana as a good worker and mother; always talking about the kidsCNN: With No Job and 5 Kids, 'Better to End our Lives,' Man Wrote (January 28, 2009)
  6. Husband faxed two page letter to TV station detailing suicide planThe New York Times: Man Kills His Wife and 5 Children... (January 27, 2009)
  7. Police arrived minutes after the incident occurredYouTube: AP: LA Man Kills ... (January 27, 2009)
  8. Bodies found at approximately 8: 30 a.m. PSTContraCostaTimes.com: Distraught father slays family (January 27, 2009)
  9. The children were 8-year-old Brittney Nicole, 5-year-old twin girls Jaszmin Lissette and Jassely Lisbeth and 2-year-old twin boys Christian De Shawn and Benjamin RyanCNN: With No Job and 5 Kids, 'Better to End our Lives,' Man Wrote (January 28, 2009)
  10. Ervin Antonio Lupoe called 911 saying his family was dead just before killing himselfContraCostaTimes.com: Distraught father slays family (January 27, 2009)
  11. Husband was licensed firearm carrierContraCostaTimes.com: Distraught father slays family (January 27, 2009)
  12. Evidence suggests Lupoe's were tens-of-thousands of dollars in debtNewsweek: LAPD: Dad in family's murder-suicide awash in debt
  13. Were planning to move into her brother's home in KansasNewsweek: LAPD: Dad in family's murder-suicide awash in debt
  14. Husband and her fired from hospital jobs after investigated for lying about income to obtain cheaper child careNewsweek: LAPD: Dad in family's murder-suicide awash in debt

• Suicide Letter

  According to the suicide letter received by a local television station, both of the Lupoe adults had recently been terminated from employment with Kaiser Permanente. The letter details how they planned the murder/suicide together, after the wife suggested they do it to prevent the children from ending up with strangers. The letter also gave information about a dispute with an administrator at Kaiser Permanente who allegedly asked the couple why they had bothered coming to work and told them "you should have blown your brains out."The New York Times: Man Kills His Wife and 5 Children... (January 27, 2009) YouTube: AP: LA Man Kills ... (January 27, 2009)

• Quotes

  "We are deeply saddened to hear of the deaths of the Lupoe family. Our sympathies are with all of their extended family and friends at this time. We are also providing resources and support to our employees who are affected by this tragedy." - Kaiser Permanente statementThe New York Times: Man Kills His Wife and 5 Children... (January 27, 2009)

• Meeks Family

  Later in the week, on January 28, 2009, another family was found dead in their house in Columbus, Ohio. Police believe Mark Meeks shot his wife Jennifer Dallas Meeks and their two children and then killed himself. Police said they found a suicide note that appeared to be written by Mark at the scene.CNN: Ohio family found dead in suspected murder-suicide (January 29, 2009)

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  Mark Meeks | Jennifer Dallas Meeks | Ervin Antonio Lupoe | William Parente | Marie Bruce | Adolf Merckle

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