Smith Family Murder Case Unfolds: Victims and Family Background Revealed
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Among the items investigators found in the home were a photo album, largely intact, and a family Bible, almost entirely unscathed, O’Donnell said. Neighbors have offered law enforcement at the scene water and food as they dig through the wreckage of the fire.
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Associated PressAmong the items investigators found in the home were a photo album, largely intact, and a family Bible, almost entirely unscathed, O’Donnell said. Neighbors have offered law enforcement at the scene water and food as they dig through the wreckage of the fire.
New York PostSheriff O’Donnell described how one of his deputies was sifting through the ashes of the destroyed house when he came across the “largely intact” family photo album and Bible belonging to homeowner Barbara Smith.
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The Smith family was originally from the Seattle area. Brad Ireland, the father of Owen and Chloe, said that after he and Megan Ghekiere divorced six years ago, she moved to Montana with their children. That’s where she met the man who would become her second husband, Adam Ghekiere, who was at work when the shooting occurred.
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Washington TimesThe Smith family was originally from the Seattle area. Brad Ireland, the father of Owen and Chloe, said that after he and Megan Ghekiere divorced six years ago, she moved to Montana with their children. That’s where she met the man who would become her second husband, Adam Ghekiere, who was at work when the shooting occurred.
NBC NewsThe family relocated from Seattle The Smith family was originally from the Seattle area. Ireland said that after he and Megan Ghekiere divorced six years ago, she moved to Montana with their children.
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Alan Smith, 44, killed his grandmother, his parents, his younger sister and her children before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound just after police arrived, authorities said. Multiple fires were set inside the suburban home on the outskirts of Billings. Smith had lived there before being asked to move out weeks earlier, according to accounts from police and surviving relatives.
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Washington TimesAlan Smith, 44, killed his grandmother, his parents, his younger sister and her children before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound just after police arrived, authorities said. Multiple fires were set inside the suburban home on the outskirts of Billings. Smith had lived there before being asked to move out weeks earlier, according to accounts from police and surviving relatives.
NBC NewsAlan Smith killed his grandmother, his parents, his younger sister and the four children before setting the house on fire, Ireland said. He tried to flee before being confronted by law enforcement, he said.
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The victims included Owen and Chloe Ireland and their stepsiblings, Landon and Charlotte Ghekiere. Owen, 13, was described by his father as the “perfect big brother” and Chloe’s protector. Landon, 15, planned to get his driver’s license this week. Charlotte, 12, was a lover of nature, particularly insects, said Jennifer Mercer, a neighbor and family friend.
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Associated PressThe victims included Owen and Chloe Ireland and their stepsiblings, Landon and Charlotte Ghekiere. Owen, 13, was described by his father as the “perfect big brother” and 12-year-old Chloe’s protector. Landon, 15, planned to get his driver’s license this week. Charlotte, 12, was a lover of nature, particularly insects, said Jennifer Mercer, a neighbor and family friend.
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Police in Upper Pottsgrove Township, northwest of Philadelphia, responded around 12:30 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call about a possible break-in attempt, according to the Montgomery County district attorney’s office. The office said in a statement that police found Glenwood Pysher IV at the rear of the home and ultimately shot and killed him.
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Pysher’s father, Glen Pysher, said his son and his friends had visited several bars earlier in the evening and were splitting up to spend the night in two homes when his son took a wrong turn in the woods. Based on what he has been told by his son’s friends, Pysher believes his son mistakenly tried to enter what he thought was his friend’s house. He wasn’t carrying any weapons, just a phone and backpack containing clothing and a few beers, he said.
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01 New York Post “If that doesn’t make you think something higher is involved,” Interim Yellowstone County Sheriff Kent O’Donnell said as he addressed the media following Sunday’s tragic events at a house just outside Billings, Montana.
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02 NBC News A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for dinner at a Montana home, weeks after his parents asked him to move out, a family member said.
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03 Washington Times BILLINGS, Mont. — Shovelful by shovelful, investigators sifted through the charred remnants of a Montana home where four generations of a family were killed as they gathered for Sunday dinner, searching for evidence that might help explain what happened and why.
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04 Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Shovelful by shovelful, investigators sifted through the charred remnants of a Montana home where four generations of a family were killed as they gathered for Sunday dinner, searching for evidence that might help explain what happened and why.
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