A family of four was tragically found dead in a New Hampshire residence, and the sole survivor, an infant, is now left orphaned. Authorities suspect it might have been a case of murder-suicide.
On Monday night, Ryan Long, 48, his wife, Emily Long, 34, and their two children, Parker, 8, and Ryan, 6, were discovered after a 911 call reported multiple fatalities at their home in Madbury. Reports from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office confirm the details.
Remarkably, their three-year-old was found safe and unharmed in the house.
“It was shocking,” shared a neighbor, Baby Ketel. “As far as we knew, they were the perfect family. We really didn’t see this coming.”
When officials arrived, they declared the family deceased on the scene.
The investigation is currently looking into the situation as a potential murder-suicide, awaiting autopsy results for more clarity.
“One pressing question remains: what motivated this? Why did this happen?” Attorney General Ben Agaty commented, adding that it’s a complex puzzle for investigators to piece together.
The motive for this heartbreaking event is still unclear. Ryan was reportedly the operations director for the restaurant chain Wing Its, and Emily often addressed her struggles on social media, especially related to her husband’s terminal cancer diagnosis.
Ryan, who worked as a school psychologist at Oyster River Middle School in Durham, had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a severe form of brain cancer.
Just two days prior to the grim discovery, Emily posted on TikTok, sharing with nearly 8,000 followers that her children were “struggling in silence,” while she herself felt “really depressed” as they tried to maintain normalcy amid her husband’s worsening condition. “I’m determined to create some normalcy,” she said in the video, adding, “I was really hiding and just wanted to be there for my kids and my husband.”
The investigation into this tragedy is ongoing.
If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-Talk (8255) or text the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
