Four family members were found dead in the house, including the parents, in the freezer

Authorities in Washington state discovered the bodies of an elderly couple in a freezer on New Year’s Eve, as well as the bodies of their son and his girlfriend elsewhere in the house.

William Vosler (68) and his 66-year-old wife Eileen Vosler, their son Shane Vosler (33) and his girlfriend Sue Bin Lee (34) were found dead in a home in Puyallup, Washington on December 31 this year. Pierce County Sheriff’s Office he said then.

William and Eileen died from multiple stab wounds; According to the prosecutor’s office, William also suffered blunt force trauma Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Shane and Lee died from gunshot wounds to the head; According to the medical examiner, Shane died by suicide and Lee’s manner of death remains undetermined.

The investigation began on the morning of Dec. 31, after family members requested welfare because, according to the sheriff’s office, “the deceased had not been heard from for some time.”

Officers who arrived at the scene initially found two bodies, and after executing a search warrant, they found two more bodies. Police found two notes on a leaking kitchen freezer with the words “Time of Death July 24, 5:45 a.m.” and “Time of Death July 24, 3:00 p.m.” Tribune News, The Seattle Times. AND KOMO News – reported, citing the search warrant and police reports.

Sheriff’s department spokesman Deputy Carly Cappetto said The Seattle Times. that Shane is a suspect in the murders of his parents, but it has not been established whether Lee played any role.

“The son and his girlfriend lived in this house for six months before something like this was discovered,” she told the outlet.

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In November, Lee allegedly posted online that she was “contemplating suicide with (Shane),” the search warrant says, according to Tribune News, My northwest AND KING 5.

Lee’s post was followed by three online requests for a welfare check, but responding officers said they did not have legal permission to enter the home because everything did not appear to be in order from the outside. Tribune NewsKOMO News i NOV 13.

During a Dec. 31 welfare check, the couple’s two sons entered the home while a deputy was nearby, KING 5 and KOMO News reported, citing unspecified court documents and a search warrant respectively.

An investigation revealed that Shane and Lee participated in a “cooperative suicide,” but the woman did not outlive her boyfriend, Cappetto said The Seattle Times..

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The motive for the parents’ murder has not been established.

“We will close this case because we have no one to charge,” Cappetto said The Seattle Times.. “The medical examiner’s report is key evidence and is consistent with what we were leaning towards.”

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