Five members of a family in Utah who were found dead in their house on September 27 are suspected to have died from poison, according to police search warrants cited by the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News.
Benjamin Strack, 37, and Kristi Strack, 36, were found dead in their bed, with three of their children, Benson, 14, Emery, 12, and Zion, 11, lying dead around them. Next to each body, investigators found cups containing red liquid. Some of the bodies reportedly seemed to have been positioned after they died. According to a search warrant cited by the Los Angeles Times, Kristi Strack had a red liquid coming out of her mouth.
Inside the family’s house, police found a pitcher of red juice, a purple bucket with a yellow liquid inside, a pair of slippers and a towel stained with red liquid, a bag of marijuana, sleep aid boxes and pill bottles. Empty liquid methadone bottles, 10 empty boxes of nighttime cold medicine and two boxes of allergy medicine were found in the family’s trash.
Police said they will not release any further information until next month, after the autopsies of the five family members have been concluded.
The bodies were discovered by the couple’s oldest son and his girlfriend, both of whom also lived in the house.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Benjamin and Kristi Strack pleaded guilty in 2008 to charges of forgery, theft, identity fraud and unlawful possession of credit cards.
Benjamin Strack also pleaded guilty to drug paraphernalia charges, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
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