April Oles Magdzas, 36
Lila, 13mo
Annah, Unborn Daughter, 9mo Gestation
3 Family Dogs
WI, Superior, Douglas Co.
August 17, 2010
Matthew Magdzas, 23, shot and killed his estranged pregnant wife, April, and 13-month-old daughter, Lila, and their three dogs before killing himself. April was almost nine-months pregnant.
She had moved out and was living with relatives in the weeks before her death, but had gone to the house for a marriage counseling session scheduled for that afternoon at the church the couple attended. The deaths were discovered by her mother.
As a member of the National Guard, Matthew Magdzas volunteered for a tour of duty in Iraq and was deployed for twelve months, returning in July 2007. He had been treated for post-traumatic stress disorder and had been flagged as a suicide risk by the Veteran’s Administration.
In 2008, while living in Minnesota, police responded to a domestic abuse call and seized a semi-automatic military-style rifle and other firearms belonging to him. A family member reported that he carried a pistol in spite of being denied a concealed carry permit in Minnesota.
Investigators discovered notes on April’s computer that detailed her concerns about her husband’s behavior, which included sleeping with a loaded gun in his bed, and insistence on having loaded guns unlocked in their bedroom.
Source:
WCADV.org - Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Homicide Reports - 2010 DV Homicide Report
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