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Murder-Suicide Parents Fired for Misconduct

Dad claimed suicide pact; blamed Kaiser

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 28, 2009 8:12 AM CST

(Newser) – The Los Angeles man suspected of killing his wife and five children before committing suicide lost his job due to misconduct, not layoffs, the Times reports. Ervin Antonio Lupoe and wife Ana were terminated from a Kaiser Permanente medical center, and sources say allegations of... Read full story »

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