Horrible Killing: Dad Killed His Two Children Before Committing Suicide [Mom Committed Suicide Too]

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By Fatima Virrey , Parent Herald Sep 14, 10:17 am

A dad killed his children by shooting them at home. Reports say that the dad killed himself as well.

When the police arrived, they found a shirt that says, "World's Greatest Daddy."

The kids were identified as Jennifer, 13 years old, and Jack, 15 years old. Their father, John Edwards was 67 years old. The incident happened in July 2018. Six months after that, the mother of the children that the dad killed took her life as well.

The father left a note blaming the mom, Olga, for the horrible killing of their children.

The horrible killing

According to reports, before the dad killed his children, Edwards hunted down the location of his kids. Police say that he possibly hired a private investigator to do so.

When he was able to identify the location of Jennifer and Jack, he went there and shot the two children.

Authorities reported that when they arrived at the scene, they saw the children 'crumpled together' at the bedroom desk. The children sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

The suicide note

After the horrible killing, the dad killed himself in his rented apartment in Normanhurst, Australia.

When the police discovered the body of Edwards, they discovered a USB-stick. This stick was found near his body, and it was containing a file for the children's mom.

Before the dad killed his children, he wrote a note. The suicide note indicates how much Edwards pins the horrible killing of their children to Olga. The note says, "None of this had to happen had you been a halfway normal person."

The mom's sufferings

The mom has already broken up with Edwards in 2016.

Even before the separation, Olga and the children have been said to suffer from Edwards. Olga, disclosed to authorities, that the children have been abused by their dad because of petty things, like touching his phone or CD collection.

Six months after the dad killed his children, Olga took her own life.

Investigation continues

Even after the death of the entire family, the police investigated how the father obtained handguns despite his domestic violence records.

Aside from the suffering that Olga and her children experienced, there were also details on how his other partners experienced maltreatment from Edwards. One of his seven previous partners reportedly said she was threatened by Edwards, another said she was given rat poison.

One of his ten children even described custody visits as prison-like.

The firearms were used to kill his children and himself.

News outlets reported that it was because a staff of the NSW Firearms Registry used a database that did not pick up the domestic violence reports.

The inquest on this matter will run until September 25.