Police: Dad murdered three kids, mom (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania)

As usual, the clueless neighbors just can't believe it. Though this is entirely consistent with the way narcissistic killer fathers act when "estranged" from their wife/female possession. The dad is identified as KEVIN TEAGARDEN.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_758761.html

Police: Father killed family, then self in Greene County
By Adam Brandolph, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, September 26, 2011
Last updated: 3:24 pm

State police in Waynesburg are awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause and manner of death in an apparent murder-suicide in Greene County after a family of four was discovered dead in their home last night.

State police Trooper Bart Lemansky said police received a call to check on the family about 10:10 p.m. When police arrived, they found Kevin Teagarden, 42; his wife, Tammy, 40; and their children, Madison, 8, and Kevin Jr., 2, dead inside their Chartiers Road home in Morgan Township.

Police recovered a weapon they believe Kevin Teagarden, 40, used to kill his family and then himself, Lemansky said. The exact cause and manner of their deaths are pending autopsies, he said.

Residents and family members in the quiet community of 2,600 people were shocked.

"I just saw (Tammy) last week with the kids," said Relda Litten, Kevin Teagarden's step-aunt and Morgan Township secretary. "Everything seemed to be fine. This was a total shock."

Jefferson-Morgan School District Superintendent Donna Furnier said grief counselors will be made available for students. Madison was a third-grader in the district.

Lemansky said the couple recently had become estranged, but were living together.

He said a co-worker called police when Tammy Teagarden was late for her ride to work. A family member went to the home and called police after seeing what appeared to be a body on the kitchen floor, he said.

"It's absolutely horrifying," Lemansky said.

Litten described Kevin Teagarden as "very quiet and easygoing." She said the couple had been together about 15 years.

"I can't understand how someone could do that," Litten said.

Greene County Coroner Gregory Rohanna said the preliminary results of the autopsy should be available later today.

"We're hoping the autopsies will be able to tell us some kind of story," he said.

The family lived in a bungalow-style house with a sloping backyard and a vegetable garden. A swingset sits on the side of the home near a small shed.

Morgan is a small, blue-collar community of mostly older residents. The town is composed of a post office and one restaurant. A memorial honoring 194 people killed in a coal mine explosion in 1928 sits in the center of the township.