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• Pablo Josue Amador, a former tenor with the Greater Miami Opera and a popular neighborhood piano teacher, shot and killed himself and several members of his family on February 25, 2009, in his South Miami-Dade home.Miami Herald: South Dade dad kills wife, 2 daughters and himself... (February 25, 2009)

  Some of the concerns about the family came to light after examination of the MySpace and Facebook pages of Beula Amador, the adult daughter of Pablo Amador. Just five hours before the Amador's murder/suicide, Buela penned these comments online: "Crying/hurting inside. Don't know how to deal. Not even gonna try attempting anymore."Fox News: Facebook, MySpace Reveal Pain of Musician's Daughters... (February 26, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Pablo Josue Amador
  2. Police received 911 call from Amador's son at 6 a.m.Miami Herald: South Dade dad kills wife, 2 daughters and himself... (February 25, 2009)
  3. Amador was 54 years oldMiami Herald: South Dade dad kills wife, 2 daughters and himself... (February 25, 2009)
  4. Wife Maria was 45 years oldCBS4: 4 Family Members Shot Dead in Miami-Dade Home (February 25, 2009)
  5. Son called 911 from a cordless phone he took with himMiami Herald: South Dade dad kills wife, 2 daughters and himself... (February 25, 2009)
  6. Amador gave private piano lessons to neighbors
  7. Family performed music together as Los GalileosMiami Herald: South Dade dad kills wife, 2 daughters and himself... (February 25, 2009)
  8. Wife worked with Miami Project to Cure ParalysisCBS4: 4 Family Members Shot Dead in Miami-Dade Home (February 25, 2009)
  9. Daughter Beula, a music student at University of Miami Coral Gables, was away at schoolCBS4: 4 Family Members Shot Dead in Miami-Dade Home (February 25, 2009)
  10. Los Galileos group released 13 CDsNPR: Police: Miami music teacher kills family, self (February 25, 2009)

• Background

  After shooting his wife, Maria Amador, and daughters Priscila and Rosa, ages 12 and 11, Amador turned his gun on himself. His teenage son, Javier, was also home at the time of the shooting and managed to flee unharmed to a neighbor's house. Another daughter, 20-year-old Beula Beatriz Amador, was not at home at the time of the incident.Miami Herald: South Dade dad kills wife, 2 daughters and himself... (February 25, 2009)

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