DASTARDLY DADS FROM THE ARCHIVES (Locust Grove, Georgia - 2006)

UNNAMED DAD found dead with his 3 children in a murder-suicide. From 2006. Of course, it came with all the Daddy Drama trimmings--the obligatory police standoff, etc. Given that the mother had been beaten by this guy before, this might have been preventable if they had arrested Daddy and jailed him (without bail) for assault, but that doesn't happen, does it?

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Jan 2, 5:30 AM EST

Police: Man kills children, then himself

LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) -- A man and his three children were found dead after a standoff in an apparent murder-suicide, police said.

A woman called police from a neighbor's house Sunday and said her husband had beaten her with a gun and that he was in their house with their three children, a 4-year-old girl and boys ages 8 and 12.

She also said he had threatened to kill himself and his family, authorities said.

When police arrived, the man went back into the house and barricaded himself in, Henry County Police Sgt. Palmerin Thomas said.

Police spent about four hours trying to get the man to surrender but were not successful. SWAT members were called to the scene and used a robot to knock down the door and go inside.

Police, who had not released the identity of the victims Sunday, said they had been called to the home in the past because of domestic disputes.

Police, who had not released the identity of the victims Sunday, said they had been called to the home in the past because of domestic disputes.