August 16, 2012

Man Kills Self in Head On After Killing Wife and Children

Unasked and omitted is the question of whether this man was taking anti depressants a known cause of suicide, homicide and violence.

[From article]
Police said they are investigating whether the father, who had a history of depression, killed his family before purposefully crashing into oncoming traffic 120 miles from his home.
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Police told WDTV4 that the Van Der Linden, who went by 'Mike', had a history of depression and had been known to try to commit suicide before.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2189425/Michael-Van-Der-Linden-Woman-sons-stabbed-death-officers-went-tell-husbands-fatal-car-crash.html

Woman, 34, and two sons, 4 and 7, found stabbed to death in their beds by officers who went to tell them about husband's head-on car crash suicide
Michael Van Der Linden, 38, killed in car crash after driving the wrong way down interstate 94 in Indiana
Police notifying his family 120 miles away in Bellevue, Michigan found his wife and two young sons stabbed to death in their beds
Investigating whether Van Der Linden stabbed his family
Police say he had a history of depression
By LYDIA WARREN
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 14:43 EST, 16 August 2012 | UPDATED: 16:15 EST, 16 August 2012

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