LAPD: Dad Who Killed Family, Himself Was Awash in Debt, Heading to Kansas

Detective David Cortez said Wednesday that Ervin Lupoe was at least one month behind on his mortgage. He says the 40-year-old Lupoe owed at least $15,000 to the Internal Revenue Service and thousands more on a line of credit.

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Lupoe and his wife, Ana, recently were fired from their hospital jobs after being investigated for lying about their income to qualify for cheaper child care. Cortez says Lupoe planned to take his family to his brother-in-law in Garden City, Kan. The family's vehicle was packed with children's clothing and snow chains...more