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- Name: Christopher Alan Wood
- Age: 34
- Spouse: Francis Billotti Wood, age 33
- Wood is believed to have killed his wife and three children before fatally shooting himself
- Investigators say that Wood died of a self-inflicted gunshot woundCharleston Daily Mail: Couple, their 3 kids found dead... (April 18, 2009)
- Jennifer Bailey, a spokeswoman for the Frederick County sheriff's office said that Wood's wife and children suffered "traumatic cuts"Charleston Daily Mail: Couple, their 3 kids found dead... (April 18, 2009)
- An official cause of death has not yet been determinedCharleston Daily Mail: Couple, their 3 kids found dead... (April 18, 2009)
- Boys, Chandler (5), Gavin (4), were found in their beds
- A two-year-old girl (Fiona) was found in the master bedroom with her mother
- Wood's body was discovered at the foot of the bed in the master bedroom
- A relative alerted police after finding the bodies at around 9: 00 a.m. on the morning of April 18, 2009Charleston Daily Mail: Couple, their 3 kids found dead... (April 18, 2009)
- Investigators found a shotgun and items they believe were used to cut the victimsCharleston Daily Mail: Couple, their 3 kids found dead... (April 18, 2009)
- Several notes were also foundCharleston Daily Mail: Couple, their 3 kids found dead... (April 18, 2009)
- Notes reportedly contained apologies to other family members and hints he suffered psychological problemsMy FOX DC: Middletown Murder Suicide Investigation
- Neighbor Peggy Lawrence says Wood moved back to the area a few months previously
- Lawrence said Wood had grown up in the area
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Christopher Alan Wood was a 34-year-old Middletown, Maryland, man suspected of killing his wife and three children, then fatally shooting himself on the morning of April 18, 2009.
Preliminary results from the autopsy released on April 21, 2009, revealed that the family was shot to death while they slept on the night of April 16, 2009. Traumatic cuts on the bodies were made after the family was dead. Analysis of Wood's computer revealed that the family was $460,000 in debt, primarily a mortgage on a home in Florida they had been unable to sell.CNN: Dad who killed family, self was $460K in debt, sheriff says (April 21, 2009)
Autopsy Results and Motive
On April 19, 2009, police told media sources that they had discovered that Wood had some financial issues and his notes mentioned "psychological issues" as well. No domestic violence or disputes had been reported from the home.CNN: Father's troubles emerge in investigation of family's slaying (April 18, 2009)On April 21, 2009, preliminary results from the autopsy were released. The autopsy showed that Francis Bilotti Wood and the children were killed while they slept on the night of April 16, 2009, and that the traumatic cuts were made after the deaths. Wood left notes to each of his victims, another to his mother, father and sister, and one not addressed to anyone. The last note said that he had been struggling with depression and anxiety but things had gotten worse. Medications for depression and anxiety were found in the house.CNN: Dad who killed family, self was $460K in debt, sheriff says (April 21, 2009)
Wood had a job as a CSX salesman, and made approximately $97,000 per year. Authorities said that the family was $460,000 in debt, including credit cards and a mortgage on a house in Florida they had been unable to sell.CNN: Dad who killed family, self was $460K in debt, sheriff says (April 21, 2009)
Murders in a Small Town
Authorities were called to the Wood home shortly after 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2009, after Francie Billotti Wood's father discovered the bodies. Wood had been a salesman for CSX Railroad, who had moved back to town from Florida about four months ago.The bodies of two boys, ages four and five, were found in their beds, while the third child, a two-year-old girl, was found in the master bedroom with the body of her mother, Francis Billotti Wood. Christopher Wood was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the foot of the bed.Charleston Daily Mail: Couple, their 3 kids found dead... (April 18, 2009)
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I'm still sick to my stomach. Just to see it end so quickly is so devastating and makes you realize you never know what's going on in people's lives.—Peggy LawrenceCharleston Daily Mail: Couple, their 3 kids found dead... (April 18, 2009)About this page
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