The family of an Oklahoma City man who brutally murdered his wife and three children say in a new interview that they will not be “defined” by the baffling murder-suicide as they care for their only surviving son. Ta.
His wife’s family said Jonathan Candy opened fire on his wife Lindsay and “cornered” their three sons – Dylan, 18, Ethan, 14, and Lucas, 12 – before turning the gun on them. For several weeks now, he has refused to give his name.about themselves, they he told FOX News Digital.
From then on, the family’s attention shifted to a 10-year-old boy who was mysteriously left unharmed and woke up to find his entire family dead.
“My nephew is a sweet man and he’s going to need a lot of help to get through this,” the boy’s uncle, Brent Lemerowski, told the magazine.
“People loved the children. We received so many messages from everyone. The love that people have for them is really heartwarming.”
Lindsey’s family then adopted the boy and spent the first heartbreaking weekend doting on him.
They all reminisce about the legacies of Lindsay, Dylan, Ethan, and Lucas that were cut off too soon, but clearly leave Jonathan Candy’s name out of the storytelling.
An online fundraiser for the boy, titled “Help Lindsay Candy’s Surviving Son,” also points to the family’s dedication to erasing the memory of the killer.
“He has a lot of distractions (right now),” Lemerowski said. “I’m just thinking about when all the attention is going to end and everything.”
A 10-year-old boy woke up on the morning of April 22 to find what police called a “carnage” and called 911.
Earlier in the day, Jonathan Candy escalated an argument with his wife, grabbed a gun and “systematically ran through the house, shooting the children,” Sergeant Jonathan Candy said. Gary Knight.
Why the fourth boy was saved is “a question that will never be answered,” he added.
The reason for the tragedy is also a mystery. Police had no previous contact with the family and there was no history of domestic violence.
