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Nine found dead in Fresno home; suspect arrested
Seven of the victims were children ages 1 to 8
By BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press
FRESNO -- One woman, a teenager and seven children were found dead in a Fresno home Friday, and police have arrested a suspect believed to be the father of all the victims, authorities said.
The nine bodies -- including a woman in her 20s, a 17-year-old girl and seven children aged 1 to 8 -- were discovered stacked and intertwined in a pile of clothes after police responded about 2 p.m. to a custody dispute call on the city's west side, said Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer.
Police arrested Marcus Wesson, 57, who walked out of the house covered in what appeared to be blood and surrendered shortly after a SWAT team arrived, Dyer said. The bodies were discovered in one of the bedrooms when police entered the home after Wesson was taken into custody.
"We do believe at this time that the deceased individuals, most if not all, are the suspect's children," Dyer said.
"This is obviously very unique and there may have been some type of ritual involved."
Police were searching the home for additional victims.
Ten caskets were stacked along a wall inside the single story home, Dyer said, but police didn't know why they were there.
"Who knows," Dyer said, "maybe it's a business that sells caskets. It could be a total coincidence."
Dyer said police had determined the cause of death for the victims, but were not immediately releasing it. He said officers could not immediately determine the gender of some of the younger victims.
Two women who called police reported that a man had their children inside the home and refused to turn them over, Dyer said. The man initially refused to come out. Two other women dashed from the home when Wesson ran into a back bedroom.
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Seven of the victims were children ages 1 to 8
By BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press
FRESNO -- One woman, a teenager and seven children were found dead in a Fresno home Friday, and police have arrested a suspect believed to be the father of all the victims, authorities said.
The nine bodies -- including a woman in her 20s, a 17-year-old girl and seven children aged 1 to 8 -- were discovered stacked and intertwined in a pile of clothes after police responded about 2 p.m. to a custody dispute call on the city's west side, said Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer.
Police arrested Marcus Wesson, 57, who walked out of the house covered in what appeared to be blood and surrendered shortly after a SWAT team arrived, Dyer said. The bodies were discovered in one of the bedrooms when police entered the home after Wesson was taken into custody.
"We do believe at this time that the deceased individuals, most if not all, are the suspect's children," Dyer said.
"This is obviously very unique and there may have been some type of ritual involved."
Police were searching the home for additional victims.
Ten caskets were stacked along a wall inside the single story home, Dyer said, but police didn't know why they were there.
"Who knows," Dyer said, "maybe it's a business that sells caskets. It could be a total coincidence."
Dyer said police had determined the cause of death for the victims, but were not immediately releasing it. He said officers could not immediately determine the gender of some of the younger victims.
Two women who called police reported that a man had their children inside the home and refused to turn them over, Dyer said. The man initially refused to come out. Two other women dashed from the home when Wesson ran into a back bedroom.
Big article with a lot more information:
http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1...2015338,00.html