BTN STAFF
Two Pennsylvania women are being accused of killing five of their relatives in what some people are describing as some sort of religious murder- suicide. Shana Decree and her 19-year old daughter Dominique are suspected of killing her daughter Naa’Irah Smith, 25; her son Damon Decree Jr., 13; her sister Jamilla Campbell, 42; and Campbell’s 9-year-old twins, Imani and Erika Allen.
“I heard they were into something religious, but I don’t know what. I just can’t believe they did this,” Shana’s ex-husband Damon Decree Sr. said to the Daily Beast. “I know the religion was something they found online, but I don’t know any details because I live in North Carolina now,” he continued. Other family members said that Shana “isolated” the family from outside contact.
According to the arrest affidavit, the mom “told police that everyone at the apartment, including the nine-year-olds and the thirteen-year-old, wanted to die.” The affidavit also stated that the “apartment was in disarray, with furniture turned over, and with glass and clutter throughout.” To read more about this story click here.