Siblings Murdered for Being Mouthy to Mother

A 50-year-old mother in Tampa, Florida has been charged for the murder of her two teenage kids because they “talked back” too many times. The suspect was found covered in blood on her back porch when police arrived on Friday morning.

According to investigators, the 13-year-old son was shot twice in the head while on the way to soccer practice with his mother. The mother then returned to their upscale Tampa home to kill her daughter. The son was left in the front passenger seat of the car, while the mother went upstairs and shot her daughter in the head twice, once in the back of her head and once in her face, while she was on her computer studying.

Investigators believe the teens never saw it coming. The arrest affidavit said the weapon, a .38-caliber pistol, was purchased five days before the shootings.

“She did tell us that they talked back, that they were mouthy,” says Laura McElroy, with the Tampa Police Department. Officers went to the home after the department received a phone call from the suspect’s mother. The grandmother received an email from her daughter, saying she was depressed. After trying to contact the family and not being able to reach anyone, the grandmother decided to call the police.

Police also say the suspect admitted to purchasing the revolver and planned on murdering her children, then kill herself. 

Both victims died at the scene. Their mother was charged with two counts of murder in the 1^st degree.

The investigation still continues.