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So this happened in the state i live in and and the city is about 40 minutes away. One of my friends co-workers husband is on the fire department and he carried on of the kids out and then his buddy carried the wife out and I guess the husband gutted her pretty bad cuz when the fire fighter went to pick her up part of her intestines fell out....very sad
MASON ? A Mason father has been charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated murder in the death of his wife and four children found during a house fire Friday, according to Mason police. Michael Veillette, 34, is also charged with one count of aggravated arson.
The dead are his wife, Nadya Ferrari Veillette, 33, and children Marguerite, 8, Vincent, 4, and Jacob and Mia, both 3. The suspect is hospitalized in critical condition Saturday, according to city of Mason spokesperson Jennifer Trepal.
Police have not been able to question him as of Saturday, said Mason Police Chief Ron Ferrell.
Warren County Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said Saturday the investigation is too new to make a determination on the seeking the death penalty. She expects to make that decision Monday.
The fire was reported at about 9:59 p.m. Friday in the 4500 block of Brackenview Court.
According to Mason Police Officer Troy Nelson, the structure fire was put out right away. However, Nelson said Friday night that wounds found on the husband and wife may have been stab wounds.
A woman who lives in the Hickory Woods development was driving home Friday night when she spotted the fire.
"There's flames coming out the window," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I just drove by and saw smoke barreling out of this house." She said a car was parked in the driveway but it appeared that no one was home.
Firefighters arrived within two to three minutes of receiving the call.
While the blaze was put down quickly, some damage to the two-story home in a quiet neighborhood cul-de-sac in the Hickory Woods subdivision near the Mason Early Childhood Center could be seen. Warren County Auditor's records show that the five-bedroom, 4,566 square foot home was owned by Michael Veillette and purchased in 2006 for $436,659
The only damage to the home that could be seen from the street was an upstairs window at the center of the home that had been blackened from the fire damage.
Firefighters from West Chester, Liberty Twp., Turtlecreek Twp., Deerfield Twp., Mason and South Lebanon converged on the scene to put the fire out.
Local fire investigators as well as a State Fire Marshal were also dispatched to the scene. However, investigators were not saying how the fire was started.
Outside the Veillette home, a white wooden cross bearing the names of the slain family members, along with a family of stuffed animals and children's cards, tell the story of the tragedy.
The family's neighbors were shocked to learn of the killings and none had any idea there was trouble in the family.
Priya Varadarajan, whose children played with the Veillette children in their adjoining back yards, said she didn't know the family well but never heard any fighting. She didn't know what the father does for a living other than that he was a consultant who traveled four days a week.
"My kids used to play with their kids in the back yard and had fun," she said. "They were sweet angels. It just goes to show you never know what can happen."
Michael Veillette was reportedly a self-employed engineer, while Nadya worked part-time and volunteered in her children's schools. Marguerite, 8, was a second grader at Mason Heights Elementary and Vincent, 4, was in preschool at the Mason Early Childhood Center.
Mason City Schools spokesperson Tracey Carson said grief counselors would be in place at Mason Heights Monday. Plans are still being discussed for the early childhood center.
MASON ? A Mason father has been charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated murder in the death of his wife and four children found during a house fire Friday, according to Mason police. Michael Veillette, 34, is also charged with one count of aggravated arson.
The dead are his wife, Nadya Ferrari Veillette, 33, and children Marguerite, 8, Vincent, 4, and Jacob and Mia, both 3. The suspect is hospitalized in critical condition Saturday, according to city of Mason spokesperson Jennifer Trepal.
Police have not been able to question him as of Saturday, said Mason Police Chief Ron Ferrell.
Warren County Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said Saturday the investigation is too new to make a determination on the seeking the death penalty. She expects to make that decision Monday.
The fire was reported at about 9:59 p.m. Friday in the 4500 block of Brackenview Court.
According to Mason Police Officer Troy Nelson, the structure fire was put out right away. However, Nelson said Friday night that wounds found on the husband and wife may have been stab wounds.
A woman who lives in the Hickory Woods development was driving home Friday night when she spotted the fire.
"There's flames coming out the window," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I just drove by and saw smoke barreling out of this house." She said a car was parked in the driveway but it appeared that no one was home.
Firefighters arrived within two to three minutes of receiving the call.
While the blaze was put down quickly, some damage to the two-story home in a quiet neighborhood cul-de-sac in the Hickory Woods subdivision near the Mason Early Childhood Center could be seen. Warren County Auditor's records show that the five-bedroom, 4,566 square foot home was owned by Michael Veillette and purchased in 2006 for $436,659
The only damage to the home that could be seen from the street was an upstairs window at the center of the home that had been blackened from the fire damage.
Firefighters from West Chester, Liberty Twp., Turtlecreek Twp., Deerfield Twp., Mason and South Lebanon converged on the scene to put the fire out.
Local fire investigators as well as a State Fire Marshal were also dispatched to the scene. However, investigators were not saying how the fire was started.
Outside the Veillette home, a white wooden cross bearing the names of the slain family members, along with a family of stuffed animals and children's cards, tell the story of the tragedy.
The family's neighbors were shocked to learn of the killings and none had any idea there was trouble in the family.
Priya Varadarajan, whose children played with the Veillette children in their adjoining back yards, said she didn't know the family well but never heard any fighting. She didn't know what the father does for a living other than that he was a consultant who traveled four days a week.
"My kids used to play with their kids in the back yard and had fun," she said. "They were sweet angels. It just goes to show you never know what can happen."
Michael Veillette was reportedly a self-employed engineer, while Nadya worked part-time and volunteered in her children's schools. Marguerite, 8, was a second grader at Mason Heights Elementary and Vincent, 4, was in preschool at the Mason Early Childhood Center.
Mason City Schools spokesperson Tracey Carson said grief counselors would be in place at Mason Heights Monday. Plans are still being discussed for the early childhood center.
