Police: 3 Dead In Pataskala Double-Murder-Suicide

Police: 3 Dead In Pataskala Double-Murder-Suicide

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Police find the bodies of a father, mother and 9-year-son dead in their Pataskala home.

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PATASKALA, Ohio—Authorities remain on the scene of a double-murder-suicide with three victims, including a 9-year-old boy.

NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.

The victims include a 45-year-old, a 46-year-old and a 9-year-old child. Police have not identified the victims.

Pataskala police did a well-check run and found three bodies at 8:30 a.m. at a home on the 1300 block of Havens Corner Road.

Police said a man left letters and e-mails for family, friends and co-workers. The correspondence indicated something violent may happen in the home. Calls from recipients lead to the well-being check. Police were not disclosing the content of the letters.

The crime apparently happened between 3 and 7 a.m. Thursday, according to authorities.

Police said the deceased owned a business in the area.

There wasn’t a history of domestic calls to the home, but there was a barn fire at the residence about six months ago.

The boy attended Licking Heights Local School District. NBC 4 first reported he attended Licking Valley Elementary School.

Apparently, the family includes older children who don’t live at the Havens Corner home.

Neighbors said the family appeared to be a loving family.

No more immediate information was available.

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Flag Comment Posted by Mi Vida on November 12, 2009 at 4:04 pm

I agree that no one should have died that day.

Instead of making offhand judgements, how about learning what to do for the family members that are now Survivors of Suicide. They are the ones that have to deal with this nightmare daily.

How about learning that depending on age, suicide can rank up to the third leading cause of death. There are more suicides than homicides. Those that suicide are suffering from mental illness. They are not making a choice based on rational thinking.

Please learn more about it so we can wipe out the stigma that comes with it.

Flag Comment Posted by McQuest on November 12, 2009 at 1:24 pm

This man turned out to be nothing more than a murderer worthy of judgement.

Flag Comment Posted by Patriots on November 09, 2009 at 12:36 pm

I don’t care what anyone else says a murder suicide is a cowards way out of a situation. If you want to kill yourself, fine, but don’t take your innocent family members with you. This little boy has now lost a life that hadn’t even began to start. What a completely selfish and inhumane act!!!!

Flag Comment Posted by lynne1 on November 09, 2009 at 10:05 am

Please do not judge anyone who reacts this way or someone who has gone through this.  I did this summer with my youngest stepson and his mother.  There are no rational reasons to explain why.  That is the hardest part of these situations.  You can say what you would or wouldn’t do but no one knows what causes these irrational acts!  You could literally worry yourself to death trying to figure out why.  It is so easy to judge because it will never happen in my family, well you never really never know. 

There is NO WAY you can begin to understand because it is an irrational act.  A permanent solution to a short term problem, but only if you are thinking rationally.

Positive thoughts and prayers should be the only thing we as a community should be doing for the survivors who right now are in shock and waiting to wake up from this terrible nightmare.

My heart, love and prayers go out to all of the surviving family as you are dealing with this tragedy.  I am still going through the greif process but not every day is bad.

Flag Comment Posted by Mi Vida on November 07, 2009 at 7:47 am

As one who has been widowed and lost two husbands to suicide I feel the need to comment.

My first husband came a foot and a breath away from making it a murder/suicide while our son was quietly sleeping in his room. Instead I was forced to witness his suicide.

Surviving means living with that memory every single day. Combined with societies stigmas towards the surviving family members, it can make you feel condemned for life. It is a life sentence. One that I don’t wish on my worst enemy. While not every day is bad, I am forever changed.

Sometimes in my darkest hours I have thought that those who do not survive are the lucky ones. They are at peace in Gods loving arms. They are not forced to relive the horror on a daily basis and be shunned by society for what the suicider did.

Saturday Nov 21st is National Suicide Survivors day. How about helping us survivors to not only survive but thrive by removing the stigma of suicide. It can be done. Peace.

Flag Comment Posted by whodey4life on November 05, 2009 at 11:54 pm

Okay…..I guess I’ll type it slowly for the rest of you this time…..I believe I already said it, but I’ll say it again.

I said plain and clearly in common english that I didn’t know the particulars on this case…..I DID say, that I figured this case wasn’t too far from the norm of what is going on in society, and then I stated based on that assumption, which is all it is, since I already said again that I didn’t know particulars, that it’s a shame it’s occurring more and more in society…......


Is that typed slow enough for you, Mr. srh4869? And while I’m on that subject, let me ask you something…....why do you think he killed his son? You think it was over how much money he owed? Since you seem to know him so well, is that what you think?

Ever hear the term, “No romance without finance”?......if you are correct and he was so far in debt….you don’t think this guy might have been looking at losing his entire life…..marriage, financial, everything?..

And didn’t I already speak on that? That was my whole point. And I did say that I didn’t know particulars!

I did say simply that it’s happening more and more….and basically know matter what spin you put on it, my statement was true. It’s a shame these people are left to feel there is no hope and then they do something senseless like killing their own child, and for what? Desparation? It’s not the answer no matter how you cut it. I do believe that was the point I made, no matter which way you spin it. Bottom line, it’s a shame that in our live’s everything is stacked against you so bad that people are left with no hope.

It truly is a tragedy. And I only hope that his 9yr. old son never felt it, never saw it coming and didn’t have to live the nightmare that must have unfolded in that house. I have a son that age, and I can’t imagine my son having to witness such a tragedy and nightmare.

That’s exactly why I made the statement I made in the first place. As adults we have to face many tribulations and many valleys in life, however it should NEVER come to killing your own kids out of desparation….they are innocent and should be left that way.

Flag Comment Posted by THEYRLYINGTOYOU on November 05, 2009 at 8:51 pm

People take life too serious to be killing themselves and their families.  And the things they are serious about are materials and ego which are really worthless. Life is short. Nothing you experience on earth should make you take anyone’s life or your own. Nothing here lasts forever and everyone already knows this. Enjoy your gift and experience and seek out truth. There is only one truth. If you don’t seek it, tragedy will find you and show you one way or another.

Flag Comment Posted by itsnewtoyou on November 05, 2009 at 7:28 pm

This is bad and all but why the f-ing he.l.l. does NBC4 have to have a map on here? So the death sight seers can find it easier?

Flag Comment Posted by srh4869 on November 05, 2009 at 7:10 pm

I caution you not to make assumptions that this is related to custody and/or visitation.I know the family personally.He was in 6 figure debt to numerous creditors who recently began pressing legal action against him.I am in no way defending what he did. It is a horrible crime that I as a father of 2 can not even begin to imagine.It is bad enough he decides to take his own life, let alone his son.I just wanted to point out that it is not always due to marriage issues.Lets all pray for them and the family members and classmates who are directly affected by this tragedy.

Flag Comment Posted by whodey4life on November 05, 2009 at 5:12 pm

First off….I clearly said that regardless of the situation, I didn’t condone this guys actions. I have children and could NEVER see myself doing something like that to my child. I’ve been put through the ringer with my children’s mothers and there is NO WAY I would ever even humor the thought of something like that…...it makes no sense.

And as far as my statement about how the courts favor mothers, I was dead on. Point blank. I believe I made my point very clearly. And I believe I said that it’s a shame that the courts make it so people feel they don’t have any hope. And YES COURTS FAVOR WOMEN…..BIG TIME!!!!!!

My son was kidnapped when I had SOLE CUSTODY…..she never saw a minute in front of a judge let alone a minute in jail. The law states that if any person “interferes with custody and visition” more than three times, they go to jail and the jail time goes up accordingly to how many times they violate court orders…....well I can tell you from experience. My oldest son’s mother did it over 100 times in one year…..and never saw the inside of a jail cell. Literally my son came up missing, was placed on a national missing list for children and the courts still weren’t going to do anything…....they wouldn’t go after her. I was told point blank “good luck finding him…....it would be greatly in your favor if you get him back by the time we go to court…..“.........OH YOU THINK!!!!!!...the courts are a joke when it comes to those issues. And I don’t know why anyone would kill their child to try to “avoid” that outcome for instance….....but the courts favoring women and the garbage that the system basically all but enables them to do and practically shows them how to do….is exactly why this kind of nonsense goes on in society.

I’m guess that you, “buckgirl” have never actually dealt with the courts and obviously don’t have much experience in such matters, so yer talking out your tail….you don’t know what you are talking about. And before you try to impress someone with statistics, how about actually knowing your facts…..where did you get them from.

I wasn’t making this a forum about beating up on women….I was saying the courts unfortunately through their actions….or lack thereof, kinda pave the way for senseless violence like this. If people didn’t feel like it was hopeless they wouldn’t be doing this kind of crap. Doesn’t mean I agree or even understand their train of thought, but it does say that clearly people who commit these kinds of senseless acts, are clearly acting like a caged animal, pinned in a corner and coming out swinging for the fences and not looking at who they are taking this out on.

Maybe he was cheating, maybe she was cheating…....maybe they just didn’t get along, but it still doesn’t make sense to kill her or their child, or himself for that matter to resolve it. But I’m betting the guy has seen and heard the way things work when it’s all coming crashing down, and I’d bet money, that’s behind this…...at least partially.

My point in all of this is…...what a shame to cut short your child’s life because you are acting out and not thinking at all.

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