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Wealthy Family Found Dead in California; Police Investigate Possible Murder-Suicide

By David Lohr

The Orange County Sheriff's Department is investigating the shooting deaths of five family members who were found dead in an upscale California neighborhood this past weekend. According to Sheriff's Lt. Erin Guidice, a relative of the family was conducting a wellness check Sunday afternoon when they discovered the bodies inside their Sea Pointe Estates home, located approximately 65 miles southeast of Los Angeles.  Sheriff's deputies arrived on the scene at about 4 p.m., just 10 minutes after receiving the initial 9-1-1 call. The names of the dead were not immediately released and investigators have not officially commented on a cause of death.  However, the Orange County Register has reported that the victims ? two sisters in their early 20s, an elderly woman, and a man and woman in their 40s or 50s ? were all shot to death...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on May 27, 2008 (boomark / email).