Utah parents, fearing apocalypse, fatally drugged children, themselves, police say [View all]

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Source: CNN


Benjamin and Kristi Strack were found dead on their bed on September 27. On the floor near them in the locked master bedroom lay the bodies of three of their children, from 11 to 14 years old.

There were no signs of violence, but beside each body, there were cups with liquid inside.

On Tuesday, police in Springville revealed the conclusion of their investigation: The parents had committed suicide by taking toxic levels of drugs and had given fatal levels of drugs -- including the heroin substitute methadone -- to their younger two children.

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According to a statement released by J. Scott Finlayson, chief of police for Springville, the parents had bought into "a concern about a pending apocalypse."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/28/us/utah-family-deaths/index.html

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I'M sure religion had nothing to do with it...