A South Florida real estate agent and her two daughters were killed by her ex-husband, who then took his own life.
The New York Post reports that Melanie Hyer and her daughters Savannah, 11, and Sienna, 8, were found dead in her home within a gated community in Doral, Florida. Hyer’s ex-husband, Ryan Charles Whiten, was also found dead at the scene.
Police said it is uncertain how long the bodies were in the home when they were discovered on Tuesday. All four family members died from multiple stab wounds.
“The investigation revealed that Mr. Whiten committed these heinous acts and then took his own life,” police officials said.
Hyer and Whiten were separated years earlier and each had married other people after their divorce. Hyer, who had divorced her second husband three months ago, was co-parenting with Whiten at the time of their deaths. Whiten’s second wife, who divorced him two years ago, said he had a “toxic” relationship with Hyer and feared she would permanently take the children away from him.
Hyer was a real estate agent with Pro Estate Realty since January 2022. Earlier, she was at Keller Williams as a real estate advisory for over 21 years. Doral Mayor Christi Fraga praised Hyer as “a light of sunshine” who was “always eager to help at school and to be involved as a mom.”
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