William Parente, 59, killed himself after apparently beating and suffocating his wife, Betty Parente, and two daughters Stephanie Parente and Catherine Parente. The Bodies were discovered in a hotel room north of Baltimore on April 20, 2009. Authorities do not know what drove William Parente to commit murder.The Associated Press: Police: NY man beat, asphyxiated family in hotel (April 22, 2009)
Murder-suicide
The Parente family was believed to be last seen on Sunday, April 19, 2009, having breakfast together at the Sheraton Hotel in suburban Baltimore, Maryland. After the Parentes did not check out of the hotel as scheduled on the afternoon of Monday, April 20, 2009, hotel housekeeping staff entered the room, finding the four bodies inside. Police were called to the hotel at around 3:00 p.m. local time on April 20. A Mercedez-Benz SUV with New York plates was also found in the hotel parking lot and was believed to be owned by the family.Baltimore Sun: Police Identify Four Bodies Found in Towson Hotel
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Wife, 58-year-old Betty Parente, served on the board of the Tri Town Auxiliary of United Cerebral Palsy of NassauBaltimore Sun: Police Identify Four Bodies Found in Towson Hotel
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Oldest daughter, 19-year-old Stephanie Parente, was a sophomore at Loyola CollegeBaltimore Sun: Police Identify Four Bodies Found in Towson Hotel
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Investigators believe the family was in Maryland to visit Stephanie Parente at collegeBaltimore Sun: Police Identify Four Bodies Found in Towson Hotel
