Deaths of Five California family members could be suicide
Pastor Dale Morgan
Deaths of Five California family members could be suicide*
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. - Five family members whose decomposed bodies were
found clad in black last month in an oceanside home may have killed
themselves, authorities said Wednesday.
Manas Ucar, 58; his wife, Margrit, 48; their twin 21-year-old daughters,
Margo and Grace; and the family's maternal grandmother, 72-year-old
Fransuhi Kesisoglu, were discovered May 25 when relatives forced their
way into the house after not hearing from them for some time.
"There's a possibility that all five committed suicide," sheriff's
spokesman Jim Amormino said.
Manas and Margrit Ucar were found in a downstairs closet, with two
handguns near the bodies, officials said. Both suffered gunshot wounds,
but authorities were awaiting toxicology and forensic test results to
confirm their causes of death, Amormino said.
He said officials were also awaiting toxicology results for the
daughters and grandmother, whom authorities have said suffered no
apparent trauma to their bodies. The twins were in a bed in the bedroom
attached to the closet, and the grandmother was on a chaise lounge in
the room, authorities said.
All the victims were wearing black clothing, officials said.
Investigators have not determined a motive in the deaths, but plan to
examine relatives' computers for clues, Amormino said.
The bodies of the Turkish-American family were found in Sea Pointe
Estates, a small, gated community in San Clemente, about 65 miles
southeast of Los Angeles at the southern edge of Orange County.