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A home on Smith Avenue in North Bellmore where four children returned home from school to find their parents dead. (credit: Mike Xirinachs/WCBS 880)

Police: Children Find Parents Dead In North Bellmore Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Four children returning home from school around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday found their mother stabbed to death in the kitchen, police said. Their father was discovered dead by investigators in an upstairs bedroom.

2012/05/02

The couple's home on Smith Avenue in North Bellmore. (credit: CBS 2)

North Bellmore Couple Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Detectives said the bodies were discovered inside the Smith Avenue residence after the couple’s oldest child came home from school to find the door locked.

2012/05/01

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Police: Brooklyn Couple Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Police officers responding to a report of a man with a firearm inside of an East 96th Street building arrived to find a gruesome scene.

2012/04/07

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Police Release Victims’ Names In Possible Murder-Suicide In N.J.

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Kearns III says the three bodies were found at a single-family home in Kingwood Township.

2012/03/11

The scene of an apparent murder-suicide. (Credit:Google Streetview)

Police: 2 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide

A man and a woman were found dead inside of a Manhattan apartment, possibly the result of a murder-suicide.

2012/01/15

Four people were fatally shot Monday night including the shooter who turned the gun on himself, police said. (credit: CBS 2)

Neighbors Stunned Over Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide In Bayonne

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the shooter as 28-year-old Adepso Collado. The victims are his estranged wife, Kenia Collado, 26, Jose Guzman, 31, and Guzman’s 14-month-old son.

2011/12/06

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Police: Man Shoots Daughter, Kills Self In Attempted Murder-Suicide In New Rochelle

It was a gruesome attack in broad daylight. A daughter is fighting for her life after being shot by her own father, just steps from a Metro-North train station.

2011/10/12

Rocky suffered stab wounds during his owner's murder-suicide. (credit: Milford Animal Control)

Dog Stabbed During Conn. Murder-Suicide; Teen Survivor Set For Fundraiser

Police responded to a horrific scene on Branca Court in Milford last week. Kenneth Fox, 50, apparently went on a rampage, killing his wife Catherine, 51, and viciously attacking their pet dog.

2011/09/30

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Police: Man Kills Ex-Girlfriend Despite Restraining Order

Police say the murder-suicide occurred during a heated argument over visitation rights of their 3-month-old daughter.

2011/07/13

Condo where Birth family lived. (credit: Glenn Schuck/1010 WINS)

Mom In Hospital After Husband Allegedly Kills Kids, Self

Investigators said 38-year-old Kurtis Birth pulled his children out of daycare and never returned home. His wife, Zoey Mendoza-Birth, called police and told them to check her in-law’s former home.

2010/10/20

Condo where Birth family lived. (credit: Glenn Schuck/1010 WINS)

Friend: Pompton Lakes Dad Appeared Depressed

Police said 38-year-old Kurtis Birth pulled his kids out of daycare, drove them to his parents home on Skyview Road in Ringwood and shot them both dead before killing himself.

2010/10/19

A funeral service was held for a family that died in a burning home on Staten Island. (Photo/Carol D'Auria)

Wake Held For Family Killed In S.I. Murder-Suicide

Mourners gathered at a wake for a mother and her four children, who died in a murder-suicide that drew the attention of authorities after their Staten Island home was set ablaze.

1010 WINS–2010/08/03

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Another Murder-Suicide In NYC?

Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide in the Bronx after a mother and her 12-year-old son were found dead with gunshot wounds to their heads.

CBS 2HD–2010/07/29

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Drug Traces Found In Mom, Son In Staten Island Fire

A single mother and her teen son ingested some type of drug before dying in a suspected murder-suicide and arson that claimed the lives of three other children in their Staten Island apartment, police said…

CBS New York–2010/07/26

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