Dad/stepdad slaughters family (Fayetteville, Tennessee)

Dad/stepdad JABOB SHAFFER--the latest of our family annihilators.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090719/ap_on_re_us/us_southern_tennessee_slayings

Slain Tenn. woman, accused husband had split
By KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated Press
Writer Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Writer – Sun Jul 19, 7:14 pm ET

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. – A man who knew a southern Tennessee woman slain along with her family tells The Associated Press that she and her husband who is charged in the killings had been having marital trouble.

Authorities say Traci Shaffer, her 16-year-old son and teenage neighbor were found dead Saturday in her home near Fayetteville. The bodies of Shaffer's brother and father were found in a neighboring home.

James Wilson was gathering belongings from Shaffer's house on Sunday and says he is her sister's boyfriend.

He tells the AP that Traci and Jacob Shaffer weren't living together but had not filed for separation.

He says police told him that the couple's 4-year-old daughter was home during the killings but unharmed. He says Traci's slain son and a 9-year-old daughter were from a previous relationship.

Jacob Shaffer is also accused in an Alabama killing.