What happened to this California family?

[Anonymous]

I feel like I am influenced by science fiction here, like if we figure out what happened, we can go back in time and save them all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like I am influenced by science fiction here, like if we figure out what happened, we can go back in time and save them all.

Or just not get caught in a heat trap caused by climate change because we wanted to do a family hike over the weekend. I'll stick to my Peloton, thanks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t 911 actually work even in areas of no service? I guess I’m naive but I thought that 911 would often work in places where you can’t get “normal” service. You can also text 911….even if there isn’t service, isn’t there a chance the text would go through?

How would 911 work in an area with no cell service?

Pp. I guess I’m dumb but honestly thought that there was some way it could work even if a normal call wouldn’t work. If there’s truly zero service then no, but I thought in areas where there’s not enough service for a normal call but still SOME service, then I thought 911 got prioritized or something.

I guess it’s a good thing I don’t go out hiking in areas with no cell service

Pp here. Sounds like a 911 call very well could have worked even if they had no signal-they do apparently work even if you have no bars:

https://survivalfreedom.com/do-emergency-calls-work-without-signal/

Did you read the page (from a RWNJ prepper site?)? It talks about changing to a different provider’s tower if your provider doesn’t have a nearby tower.

If there are no reachable cell towers out there (or WiFi) then you can’t make a call.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t 911 actually work even in areas of no service? I guess I’m naive but I thought that 911 would often work in places where you can’t get “normal” service. You can also text 911….even if there isn’t service, isn’t there a chance the text would go through?

How would 911 work in an area with no cell service?

Pp. I guess I’m dumb but honestly thought that there was some way it could work even if a normal call wouldn’t work. If there’s truly zero service then no, but I thought in areas where there’s not enough service for a normal call but still SOME service, then I thought 911 got prioritized or something.

I guess it’s a good thing I don’t go out hiking in areas with no cell service

You aren’t crazy. A few years back most phones had switched to digital service but still had analog hardware which works over a wider range and likely would only be used by carrier for 911

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Murder suicide. Dad killed mom first (why she was found separately) then everyone else together.

I think there was some kind of fast-acting poison in the canteen that the dad gave them all. Dad, suicidal, sat down with the baby and pup. Mom freaked out and ran…and, sadly, she soon succumbed.

https://people.com/human-interest/dad-of-man-who-mysteriously-died-alongside-wife-baby-and-dog-says-they-werent-murdered/

"We are mystified like everyone else. I don't want to say a great deal as there is a lot going on," John's father Peter told the Daily Mail. "We are just waiting for the authorities to do all the tests. We are in touch with them and are awaiting the final analysis."

"We don't believe they were murdered," Peter said. "We just want people to get on with the task at hand."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Murder suicide. Dad killed mom first (why she was found separately) then everyone else together.

I think there was some kind of fast-acting poison in the canteen that the dad gave them all. Dad, suicidal, sat down with the baby and pup. Mom freaked out and ran…and, sadly, she soon succumbed.

https://people.com/human-interest/dad-of-man-who-mysteriously-died-alongside-wife-baby-and-dog-says-they-werent-murdered/

"We are mystified like everyone else. I don't want to say a great deal as there is a lot going on," John's father Peter told the Daily Mail. "We are just waiting for the authorities to do all the tests. We are in touch with them and are awaiting the final analysis."

"We don't believe they were murdered," Peter said. "We just want people to get on with the task at hand."

Oh now I’m fully convinced. It was murder suicide. The dads reaction says it all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t 911 actually work even in areas of no service? I guess I’m naive but I thought that 911 would often work in places where you can’t get “normal” service. You can also text 911….even if there isn’t service, isn’t there a chance the text would go through?

How would 911 work in an area with no cell service?

Pp. I guess I’m dumb but honestly thought that there was some way it could work even if a normal call wouldn’t work. If there’s truly zero service then no, but I thought in areas where there’s not enough service for a normal call but still SOME service, then I thought 911 got prioritized or something.

I guess it’s a good thing I don’t go out hiking in areas with no cell service

You aren’t crazy. A few years back most phones had switched to digital service but still had analog hardware which works over a wider range and likely would only be used by carrier for 911

I was also under the impression my entire adult life until a couple years ago that you could somehow make a 911 call even if you didn’t have service. Then I was in a situation where I needed to call 911 and, surprise, it didn’t work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Murder suicide. Dad killed mom first (why she was found separately) then everyone else together.

I think there was some kind of fast-acting poison in the canteen that the dad gave them all. Dad, suicidal, sat down with the baby and pup. Mom freaked out and ran…and, sadly, she soon succumbed.

https://people.com/human-interest/dad-of-man-who-mysteriously-died-alongside-wife-baby-and-dog-says-they-werent-murdered/

"We are mystified like everyone else. I don't want to say a great deal as there is a lot going on," John's father Peter told the Daily Mail. "We are just waiting for the authorities to do all the tests. We are in touch with them and are awaiting the final analysis."

"We don't believe they were murdered," Peter said. "We just want people to get on with the task at hand."

Oh now I’m fully convinced. It was murder suicide. The dads reaction says it all.

Yeah unfortunately I'm with you. That seems by far most likely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Murder suicide. Dad killed mom first (why she was found separately) then everyone else together.

I think there was some kind of fast-acting poison in the canteen that the dad gave them all. Dad, suicidal, sat down with the baby and pup. Mom freaked out and ran…and, sadly, she soon succumbed.

https://people.com/human-interest/dad-of-man-who-mysteriously-died-alongside-wife-baby-and-dog-says-they-werent-murdered/

"We are mystified like everyone else. I don't want to say a great deal as there is a lot going on," John's father Peter told the Daily Mail. "We are just waiting for the authorities to do all the tests. We are in touch with them and are awaiting the final analysis."

"We don't believe they were murdered," Peter said. "We just want people to get on with the task at hand."

Oh now I’m fully convinced. It was murder suicide. The dads reaction says it all.

Yeah unfortunately I'm with you. That seems by far most likely.

Again, someone name a plausible poison that dad could use that would kill them all so quickly and effectively with no obvious signs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hard to believe 4 mammals simultaneously died of heat stroke. It’s not lightning. It’s a physical condition that develops on different timelines in different people (and dogs).

This. Even if the child/dog died at different times, the idea that both parents would be incapacitated/dead so close together is nearly impossible. They were experienced hikers only 1.5 miles from the trailhead. The least sick one would have gone for help with the baby and phone. I have hiked in the California desert many times and my partner and I had contingency plans for every possible emergency. Well, not poison gas or algae, but certainly heat, broken ankle, snakebite, etc.

There’s one theory I read that had the dad injured earlier in the hike at lower elevation. He stayed there with baby and dog (on a leash, so it wouldn’t follow the mom) while the mom went for help/tried to find cell-phone reception. She was gone long enough that he grew concerned and started after her. She collapsed before he could make it up to her position. He sat down to rest and was overcome by heat stroke. If the dog is leashed, it can’t go anywhere (and may have succumbed first, since dogs are more vulnerable than humans in the heat, by a lot) and, of course, the poor baby was helpless. You just have to keep in mind how disoriented people can get in that kind of heat with serious exertion.

But the mom didn't have the phone; he did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Murder suicide. Dad killed mom first (why she was found separately) then everyone else together.

I think there was some kind of fast-acting poison in the canteen that the dad gave them all. Dad, suicidal, sat down with the baby and pup. Mom freaked out and ran…and, sadly, she soon succumbed.

https://people.com/human-interest/dad-of-man-who-mysteriously-died-alongside-wife-baby-and-dog-says-they-werent-murdered/

"We are mystified like everyone else. I don't want to say a great deal as there is a lot going on," John's father Peter told the Daily Mail. "We are just waiting for the authorities to do all the tests. We are in touch with them and are awaiting the final analysis."

"We don't believe they were murdered," Peter said. "We just want people to get on with the task at hand."

Oh now I’m fully convinced. It was murder suicide. The dads reaction says it all.

It is a rather weird statement. He seems to know what happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Murder suicide. Dad killed mom first (why she was found separately) then everyone else together.

I think there was some kind of fast-acting poison in the canteen that the dad gave them all. Dad, suicidal, sat down with the baby and pup. Mom freaked out and ran…and, sadly, she soon succumbed.

https://people.com/human-interest/dad-of-man-who-mysteriously-died-alongside-wife-baby-and-dog-says-they-werent-murdered/

"We are mystified like everyone else. I don't want to say a great deal as there is a lot going on," John's father Peter told the Daily Mail. "We are just waiting for the authorities to do all the tests. We are in touch with them and are awaiting the final analysis."

"We don't believe they were murdered," Peter said. "We just want people to get on with the task at hand."

Oh now I’m fully convinced. It was murder suicide. The dads reaction says it all.

Yeah unfortunately I'm with you. That seems by far most likely.

Again, someone name a plausible poison that dad could use that would kill them all so quickly and effectively with no obvious signs

We don’t know that there were no signs though.

Wouldn’t ambien, xanax, Valium, etc work? Especially if they fell asleep in the sun.

[Anonymous]

They were a very cute couple. Maybe that is making me biased, but they don't seem like murder-suicide types.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Murder suicide. Dad killed mom first (why she was found separately) then everyone else together.

And then put the baby back into his pack and sat down to die?

Also no wounds - no stabs, no bullets, no strangulation marks, no assault.

I think that’s what this was too. Family annihilation. So freaking sad.

Serious question - is it typical for family annihilators to kill the pets too? It’s not like the dog is gonna tattle. The death of the dog points away from murder/suicide IMO.

Killing the pet as well is classic DV.

What is DV?

[Anonymous]

Domestic Violence DV