Murder Suicide

Khamkieo Chingvacha, Sachivanh Phomphanh, and Kung Kedjumnong Identified in Springfield Double Murder-Suicide on State Street

Authorities have identified Khamkieo Chingvacha, Sachivanh Phomphanh, and Kung Kedjumnong in a double murder-suicide discovered in Springfield, Massachusetts, on November 25, 2025. Here are the latest updates from the Hampden District Attorney.

Sean Rivera Murder-Suicide — Kimberly Pieranunzi and Donald Roderick Jr. Killed in Woonsocket Domestic Violence Horror

A devastating domestic-violence murder-suicide has left Rhode Island shaken after Sean Rivera, 24, fatally shot Kimberly Pieranunzi, 40, and Donald Roderick Jr., 45, inside their Rathbun Street apartment before killing himself. The only survivor was Pieranunzi’s 19-year-old daughter, Jazmyn Roderick, who escaped the attack and alerted authorities.

Tragic Wright-Patterson Murder-Suicide: What Happened to Jacob and Jaymee Prichard and Lt. Jaime Gustitus

A shocking murder-suicide involving three Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees — Jacob and Jaymee Prichard and 1st Lt. Jaime Gustitus — left Ohio communities reeling. Here’s what investigators know so far about the timeline, victims, and ongoing probe.

Tragedy in Del Mar Heights: UCSD Professor Johann Oesterreicher and Wife Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

UCSD professor emeritus Johann Oesterreicher and his wife, Kaethe, were found dead in their Del Mar Heights home in an apparent murder-suicide. The case sheds light on mental health, aging, and firearm safety among elderly couples.

North Carolina Man George Lesniak Kills Wife Cathleen in Murder-Suicide Following Alleged Affair, Posts Disturbing Facebook Confession

The Incident

At around 6 p.m. on January 18, George Lesniak fatally shot Cathleen inside their home on Highwater Place in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. Minutes later, he posted a shocking message in the now-private ADAS Support Facebook group, which he managed. The post read: “My wife admitted to cheating on me, so I killed her. I’m about to kill myself.”