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Police: Jobless father kills family, self

A man distraught because he could not find work shot and killed his mother-in-law, his wife and three sons and then killed himself inside a home in an upscale Southern California neighborhood, police said. Authorities said the man had an MBA in finance but appeared to have been unemployed for several months. Inside the house, police found three letters apparently written by the suspect. full story

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