A man has killed his wife, ex partner and two sons in a devastating murder suicide which has shattered a tight-knit community.
Anthony Nephew, 46, was found dead with a self inflicted gunshot wound inside his home on West 6th Street in Duluth, Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.
Three years before his death, he spoke candidly about the mental health crisis in the United States, warning ‘breakdowns lead to suicide – or homicide before suicide.’
His wife, 45-year-old Kathryn Ramsland, and seven-year-old son Oliver were found dead with gunshot wounds inside the home they shared with Nephew.
Earlier, police had made a grim discovery inside the home of Nephew’s ex, Erin Abramson, less than one mile away.
Responding to a welfare call about 2pm, police found 47-year-old Abramson and her 15-year-old son, Jacob Nephew, dead with multiple gunshot wounds.
The blended family had appeared close. Kathryn, who went by Kat, was often sharing public messages on Facebook about Erin.
She described Erin as her ‘son’s brother’s mom’ and said she was the ‘best baker,’ sharing snaps of Erin’s baked goods and videos of little Oliver asking for them.
‘He was such a sweet little boy,’ one neighbor said, describing Oliver.