Florida Murder-Suicide
Dad Kills Minor Kids, Ex-Wife Before Stabbing Himself
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Update in the suspected murder-suicide down in Florida … officials say Ryan Whiten slaughtered his ex-wife and their daughters before killing himself.
As we reported … Ryan, his ex-wife, Melanie Hyer, and their daughters Savannah and Sienna, were found dead with stab wounds in their Doral home Tuesday after deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check.
MDSO suspected a murder-suicide but didn’t know who did the stabbing … and now they’ve determined it was Ryan.
Police have not released a motive for the heinous act or detailed how long they were dead before being found.
The investigation is ongoing.
Melanie and Ryan were previously married and were co-parenting their daughters at the time of their deaths. They had each remarried after their split, though Melanie had finalized a divorce in March, per court records obtained by TMZ.
Ryan’s ex-wife, who divorced him in 2024, told 7 News Miami Melanie and Ryan had a toxic relationship and often fought over their kids, but was shocked to hear about their murders.
She recalled … “He was always so sweet with his girls and loved them deeply. I don’t know what happened.”
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