A former meta engineer and data scientist’s wife and their two 4-year-old twins were found dead inside their $2.1 million California home in what police are currently investigating as a murder-suicide.
Anand Sujith Henry, 37, allegedly killed his sons, shot his wife Alice Benzinger, 38, in the bathtub, and then fired the gun at himself. a source told KTVU.
Police said the couple was found dead inside their home Monday morning after being called to the scene for a welfare check, finding gunshot wounds and a loaded magazine next to a 9mm pistol in one of the bathrooms. It was discovered that
Their two sons were also found dead in one of the five bedrooms.
The cause of the two young children’s deaths has not been released, but as there were no signs of trauma to their bodies, it is believed that either asphyxia, strangulation or fatal overdose occurred. A person familiar with the investigation told NBC Bay Area.
The motive for the death remains unclear as police continue to investigate.
“Based on the information we have at this time, this appears to be an isolated incident that does not pose a risk to the public as we believe the person responsible was inside the home,” San Mateo Police said in a statement. , pointed out that there was an incident. There is no evidence of forced entry.
“The investigation continues as detectives gather evidence, speak to witnesses and family members, and determine a possible motive.”
However, police have acknowledged that they have been called to his home several times in the past, but have not disclosed the details of the calls.
Henry, a former software engineering manager at Meta and Google, filed for divorce from Benzinger, a data science manager at Zillow, in December 2016, according to court records.
But the divorce never seemed to materialize, and the couple moved into a house in San Mateo in 2020, where they ended up raising their two children.
Neighbors said they appeared to be a close couple and a happy family.
Phyllis Hariri told NBC Bay Area that, “Before the baby was born, husbands and wives could be seen just walking around while pregnant,” and after the baby was born, the couple “just had a baby.” I’m just going to take them with me,” he added. stroll. “
However, some people said they heard gunshots coming from the home before police arrived on the scene. According to CBS News.
Neighbor Ron Mifsud said, “When you hear that it’s the whole family, you naturally go blank thinking, “What kind of tragic event could have happened?””
