‘All-American’ family-of-four found dead at home in ‘unthinkable’ triple murder-suicide
‘All-American’ family-of-four found dead at home in ‘unthinkable’ triple murder-suicide
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Investigators believe Paul Swarner, 35, fatally shot his wife, Karen Swarner, 32, and their two children before turning the gun on himself. An “all-American” couple and their two young children were found dead inside their Pennsylvania home in what investigators described as an “unthinkable” and “unfathomable” murder-suicide.
![[Police said a relative found the family dead on January 24]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/27/16/paul-karen-swarner.jpg)
“It’s unthinkable, unfathomable,” Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Steve Limani said at a news conference. “To be honest with you, I don’t have the words to describe how awful it is. I mean, you’re talking about your wife, but then a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old? It’s just devastating.”.
![[Police responded to the scene and have been searching the house for answers]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/27/16/Screenshot-2025-01-27-at-11.22.39%E2%80%AFAM.jpg)
Limani said the horrific discovery was made last week when their relatives couldn’t get in touch with them. A family member spoke to Karen Swarner on Wednesday and “for all intents and purposes,” it appeared to be a “normal conversation,” Limani said, adding that “there was not what you would consider strife or any type of concern or fear of endangerment or anything like that.”.
But when relatives were unable to reach the couple on Thursday, Karen Swarner’s father went to their house in Westmoreland County and found the family dead in one of the rooms. Police responded to the scene and have been searching the house for answers. A Ruger .22 handgun, the weapon investigators believe was used in the shooting, was recovered.
