OK - Five (5) Found Dead at Suburban Home - Yukon, Oklahoma City - 22 April 2024

[Gemmie]

Can anyone tell what he has in his mouth in his pic on his FB? Is that a gun or something else. It's too small to tell. Pic posted over a decade ago.

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[Goldenseal]

The article said there was a box fan on in his room which could have muffled the sound.
I would guess heavy sleeper too.

I've got a son and a grandson and, at age 10, they could have slept through a category 9 hurricane. I have no problem believing this poor child just slept through it all.

 

[Kaley Smith]

Can anyone tell what he has in his mouth in his pic on his FB? Is that a gun or something else. It's too small to tell. Pic posted over a decade ago.

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Looks like a gun to me. If those two pictures were on his FB page, it certainly shows something is wrong with him, yet people say "There were no red flags". SMH Re, why the 10-yr old was left, could it have been intended as a punishment ... forcing him to face such horror?

 

[sunspun]

Most of the normal pictures were from around a decade and even longer ago. The one of his son being socked in the face with snot coming out his nose was less than 2 months before the killings. At least that's the significance to me.

In that pic you shared, looks like the hand doing the punching belongs to one of his siblings, not the dad, doesn't it? Or I guess maybe the mom... but I'd guess a sibling. Just doesn't look like an adult male hand to me. Not that it matters, or maybe it does... Also, the surviving son is 8, I think. Could possibly be him in the pic. Very strange.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

Can anyone tell what he has in his mouth in his pic on his FB? Is that a gun or something else. It's too small to tell. Pic posted over a decade ago.

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It doesn't appear to be inconsistent with a gun. jmoo But I suppose it could be consistent with many things. jmoo

 

[Observant-ADHD-ENFP-BSc]

Maybe the survivor wasn't actually there, like he was at a sleepover or something and came home. Not sure why the police would say he was there though if that was the case. Maybe to protect him for some reason.

My first thought was he burned out after his rampage, killing his wife and three eldest sons; he likely had a breakdown, realized what he had done and took himself out.
JMO, but I would not be surprised if there was a chronological order, from eldest to youngest.
I think the 10-year-old was just too much.
JMO

 

[airportwoman]

Any more updates on this tragic story?

 

[Gemmie]

Why Did 'Goofy' Okla. Dad Kill Wife and 3 Sons in Murder-Suicide? Family 'Can't Fathom' What Went Wrong

After an Oklahoma father killed his wife and three of their four sons in their home this week, their family is struggling to understand why the tragedy occurred.

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All About Okla. Family Murder-Suicide, Where Dad Killed Wife, 3 Sons Before the Last Surviving Child Called 911

Here's what we know so far about the case of an Oklahoma mother and three of her sons who were found dead earlier this week after being fatally shot by her husband, who then turned the gun on himself.

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[Gemmie]

Jon & Lindsay talking about the food at Just Baked Bakery & Deli. Clip starts at 18:18, they first speak at 19:22, and again at 20:30.

Locations: Oklahoma City, Locust Grove, Davis, Yukon, Tulsa | Discover Oklahoma TV

 

[Gemmie]

MSgt. Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department said Jonathon Candy was involved in an altercation with his wife sometime during the overnight hours and shot her multiple times, killing her. The 42-year-old man then went through the home, shooting and killing their children.

The victims' bodies were found in multiple areas of the house, with police finding two bodies upstairs and two others downstairs. At least one child was shot in bed, according to police.

Knight called the scene a massacre. He also said he's unsure if there were signs of struggle from any of the slain children.

Investigation ongoing after man shoots, kills wife and 3 children at Yukon home: What we know

A homicide investigation continues after Oklahoma City police say a 10-year-old found five family members dead inside their Yukon home on Monday.

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[Gemmie]

I found this interesting. BBM

The reason for the tragedy is also a mystery — police had no previous contact with the family, and there was no history of domestic abuse.

Oklahoma family speaks out after father’s mysterious murder-suicide that spared one son

“He’s got plenty of distractions (right now). I just think about when all the attention ends and everything.”

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[Lusitana]

I found this interesting. BBM

The reason for the tragedy is also a mystery — police had no previous contact with the family, and there was no history of domestic abuse.

Oklahoma family speaks out after father’s mysterious murder-suicide that spared one son

“He’s got plenty of distractions (right now). I just think about when all the attention ends and everything.”

nypost.com

Well, yeah. It is strange that there was no scalation, that this tragedy just happened out of the blue. Usually, when something like this happens, there are signs of domestic violence. It's very possible that LE never had contact with the family but there was domestic violence, what I find strange is that nobody seems to be able to point to any signs, not extended family, not friends, not neighbours. The children were old enough to comment with friends and classmates if something was going on.

 

[airportwoman]

No DOCUMENTED history, anyway.

 

[Lusitana]

No DOCUMENTED history, anyway.

Exactly. But what I find surprising is that nobody seems to have anything to say about violence in the home, not their extended families, not friends, not neighbors, not the children's friends/classmates... I wonder if the surviving child had anything to say about it of this really just happened out of the blue. Either way, it's a tragedy.

 

[Mack the Knife]

My first thought was he burned out after his rampage, killing his wife and three eldest sons; he likely had a breakdown, realized what he had done and took himself out.
JMO, but I would not be surprised if there was a chronological order, from eldest to youngest.
I think the 10-year-old was just too much.
JMO

This possibility is part of what makes guns in the household so dangerous.

If this was unplanned, it could be like you said—he was so angry he went on a rampage and started killing his family until the reality of what he had done hit him before he could kill his youngest son, and he was so ashamed or overwhelmed or scared that he then killed himself—and all of that could have easily happened within 5 minutes. If he didn’t have immediate access to a gun, it would have taken a lot longer to kill his family, and would have been physically a lot more taxing, along with the chance of greater emotional involvement in other methods (eg. stabbing).

The gun made it so much easier for him to cause so much harm.

 

[Observant-ADHD-ENFP-BSc]

This possibility is part of what makes guns in the household so dangerous.

If this was unplanned, it could be like you said—he was so angry he went on a rampage and started killing his family until the reality of what he had done hit him before he could kill his youngest son, and he was so ashamed or overwhelmed or scared that he then killed himself—and all of that could have easily happened within 5 minutes. If he didn’t have immediate access to a gun, it would have taken a lot longer to kill his family, and would have been physically a lot more taxing, along with the chance of greater emotional involvement in other methods (eg. stabbing).

The gun made it so much easier for him to cause so much harm.

Great post and I agree.
This is a very valid point and it makes me so sad because it does reduce the odds of casualties.