In May of 2009, 34-year-old Sean Wain of Economy, Pennsylvania, murdered his wife of fourteen years with a shotgun blast before turning the gun on himself, leaving their four small children orphaned. Neighbors and the family pastor said they had seen no sign of any marital discord prior to the shootings.
In July of 2010, 33-year-old delivery driver Andrew Case of Fordingbridge, England, stabbed his wife Vicki to death, then smothered their two little girls and covered all three victims with a blanket before hanging himself.
In December of that same year, 49-year-old Darwin Stout of Eugene, Oregon stabbed his only son to death, then used the knife to end his own life. Two days earlier, Mr. Stout had entered a mental hospital for evaluation but was discharged after a nurse practitioner and a social worker interviewed him and concluded he was not a danger to himself or others.
