According to police, Rajaram had become "despondent over financial dealings and the financial situation of his household" and the murder-suicide was a direct result.Guardian Unlimited: [ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/07/usa1LA Man Shoots Family and then Himself] (October 7, 2008)

1. Allegedly bought gun September 16, 2008LA Times: 6 found dead in Porter Ranch murder-suicide (October 6, 2008)
2. Formerly employed by Price Waterhouse and Sony PicturesLA Times: 6 found dead in Porter Ranch murder-suicide (October 6, 2008)
3. Bodies were found on Monday, October 6, 2008CNN: Police: Jobless Father Kills Family, Self (October 6, 2008)
4. Victims: Wife Subasri, mother-in-law Indra Ramasesham, and three children
5. Children killed were 19-year-old UCLA honor student Krishna Rajaram, and two younger sons, ages 12 and sevenCNN: Police: Jobless Father Kills Family, Self (October 6, 2008)
6. Victims were shot in the headLA Times: 6 found dead in Porter Ranch murder-suicide (October 6, 2008)
7. Lived in Sorrento Pointe, a gated subdivision 23 miles west of downtown Los AngelesFOX News: 6 Dead in California Gated Community Murder-Suicide (October 6, 2008)