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Police Identify Wealthy Family of Five Dead in California

By David Lohr

The Orange County Sheriff's Department has positively identified the five family members who were found dead in an upscale California neighborhood last Sunday. According to Lt. Erin Giudice, spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, the victims have been identified as Manas Ucar, 58, and his wife Margrit, 48; 21-year-old twin daughters, Margo and Grace; and the family's maternal grandmother, 72-year-old Fransuhi Kesisoglu. ABC News is reporting that Manas Ucar was a former Syracuse University professor who, along with his wife, had emigrated from Turkey several years ago. According to The Southern Ledger, the couple's daughters had recently completed bachelor degrees in biology. Giudice confirmed reports that Manas and Margrit had suffered gunshot wounds; however could not comment on how the remaining family members died pending the release of additional autopsy results...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).