THIS IS SICK.. those poor poor children now have no parents.
I think the fetus should be count as a homi. also.
god bless these poor children!

Terrifying. I hope they find him. Why would someone do such a thing?

Has anyone wondered about the children? Why would a home invading intruder walk past a witness. And why would a nine year old not respond to this odd thing happening. Seems fishy to me.

I hope the person who killed this couple and their unborn baby is caught and is tortured in prison because it (yes IT) deserves nothing more. These poor children will grow up without having their parents and thats horrible. I can't and don't want to understand why someone on this earth would do such a thing. The IT should also be charged for killing the unborn child, so it should be charges of 3 murders. My heart goes out to these children and family of this couple.

I find it hard to believe that this is just a "ramdom killing." Perhaps it was a stalker, or someone who had a grudge against these people. So many sick-os out there!! Thank heavens he didn't kill the children. My heart goes out to them, and I pray they catch this vicious killer soon! I'm sure he will kill again if he's not caught!

Once they catch him and prove BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT HAND HIM......ASAP No waiting 20 years...

God Bless these poor babies who now have to grow up with this horribel memory of their parents last moments. Poor babies.

How can anyone be against the death penalty when things like this happen. As for you, Kelly Isabella Diaz, your God is a little late to bless them.

This is just awful. I think our police and investigators need to step it up. C'mon no evidence on who the suspect is. That's sad!

I hope that whoever is caring for the two children does not delay in getting them into bereavement counseling ~ both immediately and in the future. I scarcely can imagine the trauma they are experiencing. I believe they each need the help of someone equipped by both professional qualifications and, if at all possible, personal experience, to help them deal with their trauma both now and later on as they try to process it. I pray that they have family and good friends able to offer them some comforting, but they both will need much more than that.

So how big is this place? The noise was not enough to wake the 11 year old girl? Seems odd. Wouldn't the boy have run into whatever room this was occuring to see what was happening? If someone was capable of killing the adults why not the kids? That way no witnesses. This is very odd. If it was an intruder sounds like a love triangle. Wonder if the baby was really the husbands?

Are they sure the son didn't do it? Seems odd that the intruder walked right in front of him doesn't it? It's just to weird. Didn't the son hear anything?

Why do any of the freaks in California do what they do?

My love and prayers go out to these children and the rest of their family. How heart breaking to see another beautiful family destroyed by some low life.

I hope they find the person(s) responsible for this. How horrible for those poor children. How brave of that little boy to save his sister from harm. They will both be in my prayers.

HORRIFYING! THANK GOODNESS HE DIDN'T HURT THOSE CHILDREN!

Oh my God! These kids will forever be traumatized- especially the nine year old.

this is just sickening and totally senseless.... i dont know how people are getting away with these things. i hope that they can catch the killer before anyone ellse gets killed.

Boy does not react. Sure makes a person wonder if the boy knew who it was. Having children myself, I know my girls would definetely react if someone strange was in the house. But they would not react if they knew the person. Perhaps police should be looking at friends and family. They say that most homicides are done by friends and family. Just my 2 cents worth

Donna: you're asking if they sure the nine year old boy didn't overpower and stab to death BOTH of his parents?

o.O

hey scott u might be on to something there.........to donna why would a nine year old kill his own parents thats just ridiculous........the more i am thinking about it now maybe it was someone that the nine year old knows and/or u know how kids are they get ingroosed into tv and they dont pay attention to what is going on around them they tune everything else out........as for the the kids not hearing anything (even with the 11 year old sleeping) idk mayve they put a pillow over their mouths to also suffivate them while the killer was stabbing them.

Is it possible that the son thought he knew the intruder?

My thoughts and prayers go these poor children that will grow up with no parents. I hope they catch the people/person and give them two choices. Regular or Extra-Crispy.

god bless the children now they will probably have to go into tfoster well i keep them my prayers

The son probably was interrupted watching his show during some "crucial" scene and the 9 year old went berserk because his show was interrupted.

kids today are nuts.

I'm sad to say my first thought was to wonder if the son had something to do with it. I certainly hope he didn't, but it seems fishy to me also.

People really think the son did this? Stabbed his parents to death? It was a brutal murder, most likely carried out by yet another drugged out freak who was out of his mind. My heart goes out to those kids. So horribly sad and wrong.

Unbelievable and yet, its our reality. Those poor kids.

I dont know if I missed it, but I was wondering what the occupations are of the couple?

The stabbing and helmut tell alot.

Donna, are you drunk or high? The son might have done it? Stupid comment.

I can say that my son would probably not immediately react or follow if an adult walked past him if we were home, he'd assume that we knew the person and go on watching tv or doing whatever he was doing. Children are not expecting bad things to happen and so are therefore not quick to react to unusual occurrences. Sad all the way around. Seems to me might be a hit or some kind of grudge killing. I hope the guy gets taken out by the cops before he can be brought in.

Seriously...whoever questions how a nine-year-old should be reacting in this situation is grossly insensitive. He was probably shocked and horrified to see or know of his parents being killed. I am disgusted at those who question whether he reacted "appropriately". Shame on you! He is just a child who is now an orphan and a trauma survivor.

This is very sad. Lets not judge people. Only God and those kids know what really happen.

There is no way this can be "random". It is too hard to get up to the house. Someone had to know exactly how to climb up from the beach side to that house, know the parents would be home, know there was an entrance on the beach side that would be open. If the intruder was wearing a disguise on his/her face it is possible that someone in the home would recognize them; otherwise who cares if you leave kid witnesses? The hands were not covered if the son could tell what color skin and have you seen the interview with the husband's brother where he corrects a comment he makes as tho he has been rehearsing it for when he is questioned??? This all smells like "family/inside job" stuff.....

This is horrible...and to Fez...I am sure the police are doing their job, but without much evidence it is very hard! Police are not magicians, they can catch a person if there is no evidence to point them to someone. People need to realize this!

Patricia, I think it's sad that you automatically think the worst of the children. What is fishy about it? The intruder probably didn't see a small child in his haste, and obviously the police wouldn't launch a massive search if they had the suspects at their fingertips. I feel sorry for you and the way your mind works.

Very strange and heartbreaking. I just wonder how one person could kill two grown adults with ease. Was the husband sleeping and didn't hear anything? Was the house so large or the TV so loud the children didn't hear anything? And most obvious, the little boy saw the intruder and must have followed him if he knew that the intruder confronted his mother and followed her into another room. Maybe he even tried to help and for some reason the intruder didn't kill him or his sister.
Very odd and tragic no matter who committed these three murders.
Yes, the baby should also be counted as a murder victim. So sad.

Hello?!? "Why would a nine year old not respond to such a thing?"???!!!?? What is a nine year old going to do? Confront the guy? It probably happened so fast by the time the kid didn't even realize what was going on. What kind of mentality thinks a nine year old could do anything in that situation??? It's probably a REALLY good thing he didn't run into the middle of it or he'd be one of the victims right now. and again, Hello?!? "Why didn't the 11 year old girl wake up??!!" Are you kidding me? I'm sure the kids were in on the plot...Give your heads a shake...

So sad I cant believe it in a good neighborhood too. I dont know why these people cannot be left alone. WTF...I hope this dude frys or gets killed seriously.

When I was 8 or 9 years old, an intruder entered our home. My little sister and I were standing in the kitchen, when we saw him we froze and he just walked right past us as if we weren't even there. It appeared that he was going to try to rob us. But my stepfather, a police officer, was home and still in uniform and confronted the guy, who then ran out of the house. Scary scary stuff. But, this made me think of that.

Whackos abound. BUt, I have to agree that it seems strange that the kid is so engrossed in his TV program that he doesn't pay attention to a "stranger" walking in front of him? And the guy goes after mom? Come on...this sounds like a bad movie.

Another vicious crime that is reported like a sound bite. The way this story is written seem suspicious. No investigative reporting such as how big is the oldest child, was he examined for blood stains, were the children interview by a trained officer skilled in talking with children, perhaps they know the "intruder" and if not as soon as possible is the time to get a sketch artist on thisWhqt about foot prints etc. I hope the police are covering all these bases and get this killer soon as he will kill again. Sounds like someone who knew the house and the family.

Sounds like a personal motive of some kind was involved. Anger directed at the parents and the killer held no ill will towards the children.

Why do people insist on leaving doors and windows open claiming that their neighborhood is safe. Maybe 20 years ago it was safe. I wish more people were just a little less trusting of their "safe" neighborhoods.

Seems to me that if this family had a consistent flow of visitors that were welcome to enter their home without announcing their arrival (which some people do), the kid may not have paid much attention to someone walking through the room. If they were kept from screaming when attacked and the tv was up loud enough, it is possible he had no idea what was happening. As for why they didn't kill the kids, perhaps because they had a motorcycle helmet on and figured they wouldn't be able to identify them. Besides, they don't say the kid LOOKED at the person walking by, just that he saw him. Since many of us can see people passing by us without actually looking at someone directly, that might have been the reason. Until more details are released by police, there's no way to know for sure. Most news articles are merely speculation as well. Either way, two kids are left without parents, and that's sad.

The son obviously knew the "intruder" – the son probably thought the relative or neighbor was just there to visit.

After reading the above story, I am even more convinced that the death penalty needs to stay in effect. I don't want my hard earned tax dollars paying to feed, clothe, entertain, living rent free, free legal experts ad nauseum (no pun imntended) creton for the rest of his life. The level of violence in this country has gone overboard with more and more heinous crimes being reported everyday all around the U.S.. These animals need to be stopped because there is obviously no redeeming qualities that even the left wing liberals can cry about being a loss to this world. If they feel it is cruel punishment, why don't they look at the crime scene photos? Also, why don't they take custody of them if they are released on bond, until their case comes to trial?

To those of you with negative remarks, how can you question the nine year olds actions? How many NINE year olds that are engrossed with the television on and the volume probably pretty high would leave their favorite program? I would think that with the back porch open, the husband and wife had no fear for their lives. Honestly, maybe its a good thing the kids stayed out of it otherwise they also could have been killed.

These people live in an exclusive gated community with multi-million dollar homes so we can imagine the house is larger than most. Who knows how exactly they were killed...if a fight was put up or not for the kids to hear. What's been reported on the radio was the son found his parents stabbed and went to his sister about it so they ran to the neighbors to report the crime. I never heard/read that the son saw the suspect until after the suspect left which is why there is such a vague description.

this is awful to hear. it almost makes me think that the killer was someone they knew. if a 9 year old sees a stranger in the house, he's most likely going to hide, and not continue watching tv.

Isn't it terrible that it is only homicide if the fetus killed without the mom's permission it is homicide, but if the mom gives permission it is ok because it is her choice?

I feel so awful for the two surviving kids. They are in my prayers.

My prayers and heartfelt sympathy goes out to these kids and their family.
It really weird how a human being can be so wicked so as to kill a pregnant woman.
I do pray he is soon hunted and taken in.

Another horribly sad story of man's cruelty and disregard for human life. All my prayers.

what is wrong with some of you people . you actually think that the 9 year old son did it. thats disturbing....
what a tragedy

This is a terrible crime but how could the 11 year old not hear anything & why didn't the boy yell or something when he saw the intruder? Sounds like the intruder is someone he knows.

Those of you who are trying to place blame on the little boy need to stop playing CSI. Can a 9 year old really summon enough strength to stab both of his parents to death with a knife while they were awake? Totally ludicrous.

dear Lord, please watch over these children with all your love. touch their hearts and minds and souls as they grieve for their loved ones. be with other family members as they also grieve. in Jesus name, Amen

wow.....sounds something that you would happen. in memphis tn..

thats awful..i wonder if this case will make it to nancy grace?
hope the kids get trauma therapy
my heart goes out to the family

Scott, you have been watching WAY too much reality TV......read a book!!!!!

After reading some of the other comments posted, I can very well see why the criminal justice system doesn't work on the jury end of it!!

That's absolutely sick and ilogical that you think the son had something to do with it. He couldn't overpower both the mom and dad at that age. I think even killers have some sort of compassion for the lives of children and that's why he didn't kill them. They will catch him and when they do he will get what he deserves.

So many children have been killers that it was easy for my mind to leap to "the boy did it." Even the description of the stranger is just how a child that age would project him to be. I'll be following this one.

Put that evil low life into the worst of prisons, and leave that guy to rot away!

Well let's not jump to conclusion. Especially when the children weren't harm. And that's a blessing. But something's not adding up. There's alot more too this situation. It's who, what and who you didn't need to know. Isolated incident I don't think so.
My prayers go out to the family and friends. But catch the killer(s). No Shame in this crime a all.

This is very confusing, and maybe all the facts aren't being presented. The fact that neither child had any indication that thier parents were being brutally murdered in the next room makes absolutely no sense. Both parents were also aware that they had two children INSIDE the house, which is even more confusing, because depending on which victim was attacked first, there was still another victim doing what? Standing there waiting for his/her turn?? Something isn't making sense...

Come on people. How would a 9 year old kill both his parents? And of course a child would run and hide. That is probably why he lived and definitely what both parents would have wanted him to do.

These people below are idiots. It is a miracle the son was not harmed so now that must mean he is responsible for murdering his two adult parents? Like 2 adults couldn't stop a 9 year old??? And like he wouldn't be covered in blood? And he was smart enough to leave no finger prints? The stupidity of some people.

My heart and prayers go out for this little boy and his sister and I hope the murdered is brought to justice asap.

Wow- I grew up in Ventura, had my son there and could never imagine something so horrific happening in a place I once called "home". Actually, still refer to as back home! I am so sorry for this family and the poor children that witnessed such a horrible crime.

Leave the kids alone! Imagine it was your family and you were being accused of such horrible things. I can't even imagine – they are innocent until proven guilty.

My first thought would be the son, but surely their forensics would have been able to determine this-height of thrust, angle, etc... I do know kids who become so immersed in TV as to not pay attention as to their surroundings..especially watching the season finale of Idol!

WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF THE SIBLINGS?

This is definitely a very sad situation. I feel for all those involved. A few people mentioned it's odd the 11 year old girl didn't wake up during the murders. Two questions come to mind:

-Although it's definitely possible, wouldn't it be difficult for a single intruder to stab two people to death with a knife without being taken out by one of them? Unlike a gun, knife attacks require physical force and much effort. If someone were to stab my wife in front of me I'd engage them. They'd have to battle both of us at the same time. This is based on the assumption that the couple was murdered at the same time in the same room. It's possible they were murdered at separate times in different parts of the home.

-Most stab wounds are sure to elicit a scream, and a loud one at that. How is it the children didn't hear the screams of two people being murdered?

It's possible this was a well executed professional job by a professional killer. Or it's possible something else happened behind the scenes that hasn't been released. I'm sure more details will be released in due time. I hope the person or persons responsible for this receive the punishment they deserve. No child should have to grow up without parents.

It's sad that you guys are trying to come up with wild stories about what happened. Grow up & get lives.

Just goes to show how many sick people are really out there in this world. I really feel for the two children who have now been left to live the rest of their lives without parents. I pray for them. I also pray for the parents and the unborn child to rest in peace.

really Donna? You think a nine year old boy is going to stab both of his parents and get it away with it for this long? A nine year old doesn't know how to cover something up like this. I live in the area and there are plenty of transients that wander around there, its also right by some train tracks...I'm worried whoever did it hopped on a train. It's a terrible occurance..and very suspicious..I just don't see how it could be random, even with all the trainsients in the area.

What does this have to do with the finale of American Idol?? The boy was watching TV, and that's enough... why is the article reporting extraneous information like which show he was watching? Why don't they report what colour shirt he was wearing?

You don't need to be Columbo to see that there's something "not quite right" about this crime. I certainly hope that the local police protected the crime scene – to include a sufficient area outside the home – and are not too proud to call in assistance on this case if they hope to solve it. Based on the description of the kiler, it does raise the possibility that this may have been something other than a home invasion gone wrong. God bless the children.

He (presumably) should be hung alive. I will not say the words that I would like to say. These type of people need to die right away without tax payers having to pay. There will be some idiot psyciatrist (spelling) who will say the person was insane and walk away. There are to many killings and that is why I have a gun by me at all times. I separate the ammunition and gun when grandkids are around. This world is coming to a point where it will be like the old days. Everyone carrying weapons.

This person needs to be tracked down and executed.

This is sad people, how dare some of you accuse the child. My daughter goes to school with these children. Its a very small community. A very sad and tragic thing has happened, have some respect.

doubt this is random. sounds like someone paid to have the man and woman killed.

this sounds like a hit, or a serial killer.

. . . (A)nd why are we commenting on this story?

hmmmmmmmmm.........I agree that something doesn't add up here.
NO ONE wants to accuse the kids............but this old world we live in is just nuts anymore.....Murders all the time and with weird weird circumstances.I think that may be why people have mentioned that scenario.
I kinda have a feeling that it was an old girlfriend of the guy(hired someone to do it )OR an old cast off boyfriend of the woman.Seems someone close to them probably has an idea.

Shame the Father didn't have a gun as a means to protect his family, but then again this is California.

I've had it with KNIFE attacks! We should ban knives!! This is all the fault of the National Knife Association.

Good thing I have guns, anyone coming to my house for a knife fight will be sadly over-matched!!!

Seems obvious to me. The wife had an affair, thus the pregnancy. The guy she had the affair with didn't want her to have the kid. She decided she was going to have the kid anyway. The guy kills her and her husband. Get DNA from the unborn fetus and you'll have the killer's DNA.

It's possible the boy was so engorssed in the show that he didn't really focus on the person, only registering "man in front of the tv for a sec" and assumed it was his father. Especially if he were sitting on the floor looking up at the tv, then all he wold have seen were legs. Try it. Lay or sit on the floor and focus intently on something 5 feet away, and turn some music up fairly loud. Have a friend pick another friend to walk in front of you, then ask you to tell who it was.

I bet this will be solved in a week or more! This is not a random killing! First, find out the husbands occupation! Check out info from friends and relatives. Then, bingo, get out the cuffs!

How awful and irresponsible for the media to go and say that the boy saw the intruder. What did he ever do to anyone that they would mark him for death like that? For SHAME

do you guys watch Forenic files? read the news? serial and random killings happen everywhere!

Obviously if the guy had a helmet on he might not have seen the kid anyway. but I doubt the 9 year old stabbed his parents, cleaned up, woke his sister up and ran from house. The police would have seen obvious evidence.

God bless them this is so sad!

People, especially children, have a tendency to freeze in strange situations. Several Christmases ago, my then 9 year old nephew came into the house and announced that two strange adults who followed him in were going to have dinner with us. No one knew these adults and out of 5 adults and 6 children I was the only one to react. I just yelled "no, get out" at the two strangers. When they tried not to leave I pushed the female out the door and slammed the male in the door frame. Still, no else in my family was doing anything but gawking. It was really weird and scary.

Score another one for liberalism. Whoever did it has experience in crime, but since they were 'oppressed by society' they were probably let off easily for prior crimes. At least CA still has a death penalty, this is an ideal case for it.

Everyone, lets not forget we have been SHOCKED many times by the outcomes of bizzare crimes of all ages and scenarios, the mother did it, the son, the dad, sister, uncle, wow endless possibilities, I feel terrible what happened to that family, but lots of replys to this story has us calling each other names based on empty preconceived ideas, my question is, if the police have no evidence, what exactly are you arguing? and why the name calling, is it possible that name calling can spark violence? No one is immune to acts of Violence given the right circumstances or the wrong ones. Good thing this is the internet and not an outdoor public event. Cuz what you type is "fightin" words face to face and i bet there would be bloodshed. I think we still have a long way to go before the meaning of "love thy fellow man" doesn't mean your gay. If you know something the police don't, then tell us, so we all can argue, cuz i had a crappy day today and looking for a reason to call someone a name,........lol, but i need a reason for that, not just cuz i wanna call y'all stupid. Remember eating crow is only good when your starving. No matter what the outcome now the children's future have been changed and scarred forever Bless the children if their innocent, and HANG the EVIL thats responsible. Thats just my 2 cents.....

These crimes will continue until the death penalty is used swiftly in these cases.

I find this extremely fishy, no home invader who kills would leave witnesses, the boy and his sister would ahve been killed also, something is just not right here.

Come on people....this one isn't that hard to figure out.....Rich, somewhat attractive couple living the life on the beach.......this was a pissed off drug dealer.

Come on people.. read the story all the way before you speak up. Just because CNN likes to use sensational language doesn't mean the kid was actually still sitting there blithely watching American Idol while he heard his parents getting murdered. Probably as soon as the killer came in, the poor kid hid. The murderer probably figured he'd better not stick around and look for the kid too long in case he booked it to the neighbor's house and the cops were on the way. No telling if he even knew there was another child in the house, if the little girl was asleep. Jeez you people are ignorant.

To those of you who say there's nothing "not quite right". Of course, there is something not quite right. Two people and an unborn baby were killed. They didn't say the killer passed in front of the boy in the same room. He could have passed in the hallway and the boy was facing the hallway as he watched TV. The killer may have glanced into a darkened room and not seen the boy. I can't imagine a nine year old child running after a stranger in the house at 10:30 at night asking the man what he was doing. Most children are sound sleepers, even many adults. It isn't unusual for the girl not to hear anything. The police are not giving out many details. I can't see how anyone could conclude that the boy, or both children, could have had anything to do with this murder just by what has been published or aired.

I live in Oxnard and know this area very well. It is so horrendous that people can't enjoy their own home and beautiful surroundings without fear of someone walking through an open door which happened to face the Pacific Ocean. What was this monster thinking would happen to those children–this certainly can't be a human being!

It's sti;; early in the investigation...I beleive that most of the people are going to be shocked when the truth is uncovered...( it always comes around eventually) I feel for the unborn child, and the shattered lives left behind.
These people were obveously very well off; motive is the first clue to look for outside of the actual crime scene. Who had the motive, why & then who had opportunity.
I know the little boy didn't actually use a knife to kill his mom and dad...But maybe he or his sister had a motive (dad took my cell phone and mom let him or something lame like that.) And knew someone else able to carry out the plan.
Too many books and movies like this; gives the youth a sock idea to try to get the inheritance money and have there own way.
I pray I am wrong. But nonetheless the outcome of this case will be shocking to many.

Come on people. This little boy is only 9 yrs. old. How could he stab his parents that many times, and how could he have "known" it was going to happen. Isn't it possible that if he did see the intruder, he was so scared he couldn't react?

Sounds like they were targeted. You never know what people are involved in these days. Life no longer has any value and it's nothing to take someone's life any more. Hope the remaining children will recover from this.

In response to Fez – if you don't work in law enforcement and don't know the inner working, then keep your warped opinions to yourself. I am sure the authorities are doing everything they can within their power to find out what happened, especially when the case involves children.

The public is always so quick to blame police because they can't find the intruder in five minutes, especially without much of a description. It's not the child's fault, HE'S AN INNOCENT CHILD.

Finding the suspect(s) takes tedious, arduous, time consuming and sometimes blood, sweat and tears investigative work to figure out who did it. And for all of you placing any type of blame on the children? Shame on all of you. Thank God the children were not harmed.

I am sure not all the facts are in yet. Instead of placing blame, our hearts and prayers should be going out for those traumatized children who will grow up without parents and forever be scarred for the rest of their lives upon finding their parents bodies brutalized and lifeless.

Enough said.

Since California had to open the prisons and release a lot of inmates ahead of schedule a lot of weird stuff has been happening, not only in California.
I tend to think the boy freaked and retreated in shock, but this pitiful killing episode strikes all of us shockingly because we can imagine it possibly confronting any of us the way things are going nowadays.
Again, it is not a racial issue to say the open borders at Mexico are responsible for a lot of U.S. crime against citizens. The numbers for this are staggering.
We live in a country where we are forced to use social security numbers as citizens who use driver licenses, but illegals are often not held responsible to the extent we citizens are on producing documentation. Also they constantly steal and use-abuse our information and commit ID theft.
As long as they are not held accountable they can roam around and have at us. A young couple who were about seniors-in high school age were camping on a beach there on the coast of Ca. yrs ago and someone came up a shot them with, I think, a .22 gun, according to Unsolved Mysteries. It may have been near this killing. Very cruel people on the loose. This was a targeted operation and I think the killer either knew the victims or was hired to kill them.

At 1030pm in California, the son was watching the finale of American Idol?? I don't think so. Not unless they taped it from earlier. It was long over by then.

WOW, a LOT of you are idiots.

It doesn't say the kid ignored or didnt see the intruder. Imagine that you are 9 years old watcing TV in your average 300 square foot living room. An intruder would walk by you in all of 1.5 seconds. Guy walks through the door and takes 6 or 7 steps into the kitchen and some of you think the 11 year old kid was 'in on it' – WOW, that is dumb logic.

The kid probably freaked out as soon as the guy came in. Being 11 he ran and got his sister and got out of the house.

Wow

First time and last time I will post on this site but ...are you people really COMMENTING on this? How completely insensitive have we all become? Have some respect for the poor family memebers who read the news and then scroll down to see these awful things written. Put the shoe on the other foot.... what if this were your cousin, your sister, your best friend from High School? Would you appreciate the nasty accusations and complete objectifying of people you are currently mourning as though they were some form of public amusement? No. You really REALLY wouldn't. Be happy this isn't happening to your family and move on.

Ever notice how the most heinous crimes seem to be mostly perpetrated by people of "Dark Complexion?"

This sounds suspicious to me. The 9 year old not reacting to a stranger walking around his house for no reason? I would investigate the possbility of the children being involved, I hope I am wrong, but unfortunately these days it's not unheard of. Also, one intruder stabbed to death 2 adults without any noise and just walks by the witness without harming him? How could this intruder commit such horrific crimes and than just casually walk around and not take anything from the house either? None of it makes any sense to me.

I am on my senior years ( over 65) I raised 2 boys, and I can tell you even today ( 49 & 37 years old ) When they are watching TV even I am talking to either of then, they not even heard me.

Specially mens are like that not all but most of then.

The sister maybe was sleeping or in the phone in her room, this house must be super big, the husband who knows maybe sleeping also ( at what time this happened ) ?

I think this is a revenge between family, friends, co-workers or partner in business, not a randon case.

What the boy saw ( if anything ) was a black figure pass by, he was into the TV show.

Seems like later is when he found the 2 parents killed and is when call his sister and run for help, it is impossible that a 9 years old ( with a knife be able to killed 2 adults without get hurt and cover in blood.

Very scary situation

God blessed friends, family and this 2 little children.

When my family watches American Idol we turn it up LOUD...it's a music show. When my daughter sleeps an earthquake couldn't wake her up. I once had a trespasser confront me, in the dark, in my back yard (I was in my early 20s) and I just stood there...totally frozen. Good thing for me that my husband was 50' behind me to chase him off. Everybody reacts differently to frightening situations. Are we so hardened that we immediately think a kid did this? Thank goodness he's young and probably won't see comments on this site.

guessing they pissed someone off.

Look at these detectives commenting, we always look for the reason after a crime happens, we seldom think of why there would be such a person in which society is responsible for s/he have become a criminal for any reason. The society is responsible. The society and the government. unemployment, policies and on the whole we are to be blamed.
"There is nothing bad to happen in this world, anywhere but we are to be blamed because we could help in some way."

There is sick people out there like this person. I say the reason why the kid in the television room didnt respond/look to see what was going on because because i imagine he was feared to the life of him.

This is a huge tragedy for those children, i wouldnt be able to imagine to have this happen to me so all my prayers and blessings go out to the children and family members

I feel terrible for the brother and the sister. Mom or Dad did something to someone. The Police need to figure out some history. More than likely the Dad.

the victims knew their killer. 11yr old girls need much sleep, would not wake easily. 9 yr old boys have too much imagination and fears to respond in a manner that might be seen as appropriate to this kind of emergency, as would many adaults. perhaps one of these coments was made by the killer. perhaps this same person is an associate, close friend, or relative. perhaps this same person is right there to comfort these children. these children may know things they do not even realize is important. does that indanger them? the children are victems once. lets not make them victems again by closed minded thinking and accusations.

A lot of people with overactive imaginations posting here! Love triangles, the son did it, etc. Are you people crazy? This guy probably saw the wife through the window, entered for whatever reason, grabbed a knife from the kitchen to attack the wife, and when the husband came into the room, he was also stabbed. Hopefully, there are footprints, fingerprints on the slider, etc.

I hope that the police catch the person responsible for this terrible crime. Considering that our society is only becoming more violent with the economy falling apart, it is no wonder that lunatics like the criminal in this case exist. When the murderer is caught, I hope they grind up some glass and put it in his/her food, so that they will die a slow, extremely painful death, because the children in this case deserve justice in a major way. I will pray for the children. What a terrible experience....

I've read some of these comments and some people sound really silly! I believe it might have been and adult they might have known, but two adults can fight a 9 year old child! So all the people who said they think it's the son, must be crazy! Now if the parents were shot that's a different thing you can't fight a bullet ,but a knife can be taken from a child! RIP two the parents and I hope the children recover from this horrible experience!

I'm not the least bit surprised!!
What have we became? As a nation!
A child in their on home, the safest place they think they have, and have to find their parents murdered in the most horrible was. WHILE their in another room!!
Am I the only one that sees what type of MONSTERS that are coming up in this world?? The most horrible crimes, not only by complete srangers, but THE very ones that live under the same roof with us, are our killers! Fathers, mothers, and chrildren, killing each other. For what? Money, jealousy, or for just being in the room when something isn't going someones way, and your their victim! One one answer people! PURE EVIL! and we let it creep in our lives, and destroy the very thing we love the most!!!!

Drug Hit, statement being made, children spared, can't identify killer.

What a sick, sick world we live it. Two parents and an unborn baby are killed and folks wonder if the son did it. My son is 8 and there is no way that he could over-power both myself AND my husband. I also know that when he is engrossed in the TV, he pays no attention to anything else. Besides, these people lived in Ventura? In a beach house? Come on! That place is probably so huge that the kitchen was far enough away from the kids that they couldn't hear anything. I do agree that something doesn't make sense but to even think for a second that the son did this is incomprehensible. The poor baby is now left without a mom and dad and people are questioning his innocence. Leave the poor boy alone and pray for his healing.

This is stupid writing what does " Idol" have do do with anyting ?

I agree with some comments–HOW could a 9 year old over take 2 adults ?? Also Am.Idol was a very loud show –if the child was in a back room,it is possible not to hear anything.When the police & detectives complete their findings a suspect will be found.meanwhile we do remember all the victims & the children.Peace.

Kim- Questioning the boys reaction may seem insensitive, but that is exactly the way they will cathc the killer (s). I agree that unless this child knew the intruder he would not have simply sat and watched TV as his parents were brutally murdered. He is either:

A) The Killer
B) An accessory two a double homicide
C)The only witness.

This is a shocking, heart rending situation, but lets be smart and help bring the killer (s) to justice!

Hmm, I wonder if the killer was the unborn's father...

There is so much evil out there and it seems to be increasing at a staggering rate of speed. Now people are even automatic go to thinking the two children did it! I understand why but it all is just
sick. God bless the children and prayers for those they lost. I hope
the authorities find this evil person quickly.

The 9 year old was watching the season finale at 10:30? Wasn't American Idol over way before 10:30?

Everybody say "ELECTRIC CHAIR!!!!!!!"
As long as the courts will continue to let people off
and light sentences go to repeat offenders
this will continue to happpen
WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I was nine and lying in front of the television you could have set a bomb off in the house and I wouldn't have noticed.

My current thought this morning is "what is normal"? Slowly these type of actions are becoming "normal" and we sit here and comment, with our conspiracy theories, "bless the family" blah, blah, blah, I want to know when "We the people" can have our country back. When these POS are behind bars and stay behind bars for their first crime instead of letting them out to cause more havoc. I agree that this was not a random hit, something is not quite "right" here, but the family did not deserve this, no matter who they "pi**ed off. I feel for the kids too, too many of our children are growing up without parents, parents that were murdered, I am thinking that they have to improve the electrical dog fence and make one for humans, i.e. you don't get in unless you know the code to deactivate the fence. Fried perp, now that would be something to see.

OK first of all a nine year old killing to adults?! does that make sense at all? I know when I am sleeping i cant be woken up cause my door is closed. And for a nine year old watching the finale of idol is the only thing you are focused on. The parents probably didn't scream or yell because that would attract the kids right into the room with the killer. The people above need to be reasonable. It is one thing to have to go through the brutal death of your parents, but then to be blamed for it?!

The killer brought the murder weapon (knife) with him (according to police) and then left it there. How odd. He must have known that there would have been an available weapon inside the home. Wonder how long this took? Each apparently stabbed "in excess of 10 times". That seems like a lot but that could probably be accomplished fairly quickly if the victims were stunned into inaction. I do have to agree that someone who was as the son described was able to walk past him and he continued watching tv was bizarre. There was a commotion loud enough to bring the husband out of the bedroom to aid the wife so how does the daughter sleep through all of this yet is able to be awakened by the brother? Who apparently continued watching tv while his parents were being stabbed to death in the hallway? Police have released few details so I had to "do the math" with what details I had but I still say look closer (a lot closer) at the male victim's brother!

why would he leave the knife behind? and why that family?

i think i have herd a story like this and it might be the children

he walked past the kid because what is a kid going to do beat him up, i doubt that one. n it doesnt say the kid didnt react maybe be did but it wasnt written in this article, this is a very sad and tragic thing poor kids now have no one but eachother and having to live with the memory of what there parents last looked like has to be unbearable!

why are they only showing a picture of the murdered Mom, the Father is a victim as well. It really upsets me when the media does this crap this is why there is this growing perception that men are not treated fairly

The kids? Really? Come on. If the parents were sleeping when it happened there might not even be any noise. And walked right past? They doors were wide open... prolly the ones leading outside from the ocean. It could have been any number of people... maybe a jealous spitefull person was walking by and did it, god knows theres enough of them out there. But the kids? a 9 year old? and a 11 year old? I don't think so. And also the Beach... lets think lots of house no? Wouldn't the neighbors have heard screams too? No one heard anything bad enough, and anyone who might of, prolly though it was a fight... not a murder.. and plus I know i listen to TV pretty loud, and im in a small house i cant hear the person in the next room.

So thoes of you blameing the kids, COME ON get a life.

oh and another thing... how are the children witnesses if they didnt see anything? Why would the killer search for the children when they didnt see him? He would have risked getting caught to kill two kids who didnt see anything, nor know anything? Right you sickos keep saying its the kids... like thoes ppl who coherced that kid a couple months ago to confess to shooting his dad and another guy. YOU ARE SICK. Just like them. So go get a life really.

Wow they have a description yet they have not caught him. I hope that vigilantism comes back. The people that seen him should have stopped him screw the law.

It's sounds like the movie "Funny Games". Failed Home invasion = Homocide . My heart goes out to the 11 & 9 year. They lost every thing.

Everytime I hear a story like this it breaks my heart. I completely agree that the fetus should be counted as a third life that was taken.

What I don't understand about the law though is how a stranger can kill a child and it is considered homicide but if a mother decides to have an abortion then it is considered legal.

How horrifying...those poor kids, immensely heart-wrenching.

Nothing in this article says that the killer saw the 9 yr old; it says the boy saw him. And it doesn’t say the intruder was inside the home when the boy saw him. If you don't know the layout of the family's home you can't comment on how the child saw him with/without being seen himself, on whether or not the child followed the intruder, or saw what took place with/without moving to another location in the home. He could have hid in fear, listened to the whole thing transpire, checked on the situation when it went quiet, and then got his sister to get help with him and out of there. Or, maybe the home is large enough to be on a different level and not hear what is going on in another part of the house; the boy could have seen the intruder leaving finding his parents after the fact.

There isn't enough information in this article to discern any of that. It'll come out as the investigation continues and the need to share portions of the information warrants.

My guess...love or money.

hmmmmm
interesting..... the killer walks by son who doesnt *alert*
The Mum is 4 months or so ....pregnant. ... hmmmmm
I'd say do a DNA on fetus X Married / father /Dad and see what You get
and even DNA the son ( watchin TV). Mighr be more there than meets the eye !

prolly a love triangle gone wrong

Im sorry for the familys loss.

For those folks questioning the kids responses to this crime, I think you need to watch a little less CSI. I doubt anyone commenting has ever faced a knife wielding attacker in their home, so pretending you would do something different is pretty hilarious

But what the heck, lets all speculate. Perhaps we can even solve the case right here on AC360. My vote is for aliens!

Sounds pretty fishy to me as well. The kid eather knew who the guy was or he did it himself.

sounds like the parents need thier backgrounds checked
somethings fishy

Obviously we're not getting all the information. I think both sides need to settle down and wait for more information to be released. For those of you who think the "vague" discription of the killer has something to do with the fact the 9 year old did this – you dont watch tv. Police/Detectives HAVE to keep certain information out of the media, as well as even set DECOY information out there. This way they dont give the suspect a head start on the info they've already got. Everyone should just keep praying and hoping the children are alright for now – the truth will come out to light. It always seems to. We'll hear more, I'm sure.

This is so sad I just don't understand why people do these type of things, Even if this suspect gets found he should be in prison his whole life so sad,GOD Bless Davina,un born baby,and Brock. Poor children now have now parents.

Once again, I urge people to get a dog to eliminate the element of surprise from a strange intruder and at least give you a fighting chance. (I always believed OJ was the kiiler precisely because the family Akita did NOT attack despite being free and outside where the murder took place.) I have 3 dogs and they all have big woofs and an intimidating presence. I do not at all expect them to physically defend me, although I wouldn't be surprised if they did. All I ask is that they alert me to anything unusual so that I can be aware and have a fighting chance. I especially recommend dogs to people who like to leave their doors and/or windows open. I understand that as we all like fresh air, especially at the beach and in nature. The problem with these gated communities is that they cause a false sense of security. Most of these kinds of attacks within these places are inside jobs by people who know the systems and how to circumvent them.

The people who think the two kids would have done this need to screw their head on straight. You honestly believe two grown adults couldn't stop a 9 year old from stabbing them to death? And as pointed out by someone else, he would have been covered in blood, and from what I can guess about the breadth of knowledge a 9 year old would have, I would imagine ridding himself off all the blood would be nearly impossible.

So why didn;t the husband stop the intruder or run out and seek help when the guy was stabbing his wife? He could have fought the intruder or done something. Because I doubt the intruder could stab and kill both of them at the same time.

It is totally possible for someone to look right at you and not see you. Don't believe it? Try riding a motorcycle sometime! I've had drivers look right at me in clear weather and still drive into my path. And it is also totally possible for someone to be so engrossed in something that they are unaware of their surroundings and what's going on – watch someone playing a video or computer game sometime.

What's a nine year old doing up at 10:30?

The killer probably never saw the boy! If he walked behind the TV, most TVs are large enough to conceal a 9 year old. He could also have walked past the door of the family room toward the kitchen (where the mother was probably making noise) without even looking in to see the boy.

People say these houses are large, so I would expect the bedrooms where the girl was asleep were upstairs.

It makes sense that the mom, contacting the intruder, would run to her husband for help–AWAY from where she knew her kids were. It also makes sense that NEITHER parent would be making noise or crying for help–they didn't want their kids to come running and be slaughtered. I'm sure that their last hope was that the intruder didn't even realize their kids were in the home, to protect their kids.

I think that nine year old killed his parents he must of seen some movie where some biker cool guy killed people and got away with it. Its true why wouldnt this lil boy not know what was going on i mean wouldnt his mom scream her lungs out...c'mon!!!!

Hmmmm, the killer was either let in with a prior cell call to the parents or came through an unlocked or jimmied door, else the children would have heard someone knocking or ringing the door bell. If the intruder boldly walked past the child without a care then he had a specific purpose and it didn't involve the children. Any intruder worth his salt would have noticed that there were people in the house, lights on, tv blaring, this one just didn't care. Leaving a witness, was he on drugs or again, on a mission. Police should and probably are looking at friends and family. 89% probability that someone they know was involved.

Oh my gosh, this is terrible. I cannot believe that such things happen out there. I am so thankful that the two children in the home survived. I am crushed that the parents and their unborn child were taken.... I hope justice bites this person in the rear end so hard..... I pray that God will lead the authorities to the right people... and may it not take 2 years like the Peterson case..

I'm almost as disturbed by the number of people in this comment thread that can't distinguish between sordid cop dramas and reality as I am by the actual crime. Anyone who thinks that the child is responsible should sell their television to someone capable of differentiating between what is hyper-fictionalized and what is physically possible. Honestly, why do armchair detectives always seem to be one of the most vile and ill-educated sects of humanity?

Fez, this isnt CSI, its not going to be solved in an hour. Also, in some cases they do have information but they hold it back so they dont scare the suspect off. It also serves them well to keep information only the killer would know away from the public so they can tell if someone who confesses is real or just a little bit crazy.

I really hope these kids can still have a life. Like some other people pointed out, it doesnt seem quite right but I hope the kids are not involved.

Oh By the way... West coast feed of the american idol finale was over at 10 pm. True, the kid could have been watching it on dvr, but if they were THAT into it, you know they would be watching it live.... just a thought

The enormity & horror of this just beggars description. These children will never feel safe again. There is not enough therapy in the world...

OK, there is a lot missing from this story and probably for good reason–cops should always play their hands close to the vest. How did the killer go past the boy and not kill the boy? He brutally kills the parents and leaves the boy alive? If he's there to kill, then why not off everyone in the house? No, it sounds like he was there specifically to get rid of the parents. The children were probably no threat simply because the boy wouldn't have recognized him and, or he wasn't paid to kill them. Just a hunch.
Was anything taken?
Did the killer just have time to round up the parents and kill them and get out of the house without being able to take anything?
Did the kids go stealthly for help or was it a mad dash?
There are too many questions left unanswered. That's why I don't like stories like this. Either the writer left out too much, didn't ask the right questions or really there's just not enough information. It's frustrating. Thank God I'm not an investigator!

how heart breaking, i hope someone kind and understanding takes these kids in, poor sweet babies, how horrible for them, i can't even imagine, the police must catch that horrible person that did this!

it's hard to believe that happened in boring little Ventura. and i dont even know of one gated community there. seems like the guy had something to do with the mom. too bad for the little kids!

It is sick, I agree. But I also agree that the child not thinking of it or anything just let it happen and watched American Idol? That to me is fishy. Plus the 11 year old didnt hear anything?? What people just get stabbed to death in silence? I think this whole case has way more too it.......Just too many details stick out to me.

Poor Kids, Pray for them, they are going to need it so much!!

Sounds like an "OJ Simpson" type jealousy killing!

Oh and just because I didnt read some of these comments and just did. Push of Reality Kids are killing their own parents at younger ages then 9. Dont let them fool you, Yes I feel bad about it but just because they are young you can not put it past him, or the 11 year old. Kids are capaple and some do kill at young ages.

The sons story doesn't make sense. Why would some random person cross in front of him and not only the "intruder" but the son himself ignore it? Why would he ignore the screams of his parents?

First off my thoughts & prayers go out to these porr kids. It's just horrific what happened. But to say why not make sure windows and doors are locked? We don't know if they were or not. Like that would prevent things tragedies like this happening in the first place. I have a friend who is always worried about someone breaking in to her place. She even has me listen to hear her lock her doors @ night over the phone and she has a second floor apartment. I keep telling her it don't matter where you live if someone wants to break in no matter where you live or how secure it is they will do it.

My first thought is that perhaps the son and daughter are accustomed to people, even some they don't personally know, being in the house and that may be why the son didn't follow or shout out to his parents. According to the article, the suspect confronted the mother in the kitchen, then moved to another part of the house....its possible the child, with the tv going did not hear the stabbings. Was the Dad in a bedroom and didn't realize what was happening to the Mom and walked in and was ambushed? Perhaps it started out as a murder of one person and escalated to both of them. I hope the children are somewhere safe.

i agree with what others have said. either the way this was reported or the manner in which this crime was executed, there is something very wrong here.

where was the son after the intruder walked by? continued watching Idol? the daughter slept through the screaming? a man *and* a woman both succumbed to one killer?

who on earth saw the man who described him as wearing a motorcycle helmet? he wore it going into the house?

Needless to say my first thought was to the son! Seems very strange that he had no reaction to an intruder. It does make sense tho that maybe he knew this person, or had at least seen him before. I'm so tired of hearing about these constant killings and or abductions! What is wrong with people who do these things?My prayers go out to the family members.

The beach front properties in Ventura County are million dollar homes, so this house most likely huge. Details of exactly what happened, the order in which the events happened, and how things transpired is NOT always divulged to the media, so it would be presumptuous of those who say that this story is fishy, and who speculate that the boy probably did it, and so on and so forth. Keep in mind that getting stabbed isn't exactly a loud "bang", and a struggle, if any, isn't going to always render screaming and yelling. We also don't know if this was professional, in which case, a quick stab in the right spots would render the victim speechless. So many details we don't have, people! And really...a kid is going to make up an assailant wearing a helmet? Why not a ski mask, which is more commonly portrayed in movies? The only thing that I could gather from this, is that these people were probably intended targets, and that the assailant inteded a quick in and out on a motorcycle, without being recognized. May God bless these children with good, caring homes that will be sensitive to their ordeal.

I think that this is a horrible crime that has been committed, i feel so sorry for the children my prayers are with them. And seriously you people who think that the little nine year old boy did it? are you kidding me? when he ran to his neighbors house he wasnt covered in blood or anything and honestly you think that a 9yr old kid would be careful enough not to leave any evidence behind? and so what if the eleven year old girl was asleep, she could be a heavy sleeper, or was in a totally different part of the house that enabled her to hear anything that was going on

My question is this: Did the mom or the 11 year old girl have any boyfriends? The mom might have had a jealous boyfriend or lover who didn't want to share or the 11 year old girl might have a guy who wanted to date her and the parents didn't approve. I would question the 11 year old on every guy who showed her any attention or showered her with affections. The 11 year old girl is coming of age and might have already been raped and the rapist is covering his tracks by killing the parents.
The 9 year boy is blameless so you weirdos need to stop playing detective and saying the boy did it. He was probably in shock and could barely move much less understand what was really going on and that he would never see his parents again.
The helmet and use of a knife are telling. The killer wanted this kept quiet and it was preplanned. He might have even been granted access by the parents or the children. Any cell phone calls in the immediate area just before the killing? This does not mean the girl was involved it just means that the killer used someone in the house to find out the locations of everyone in the house.

the nine year old single handedly killed his mother and father?
I don't think so.

Another CA illegal alien crime. CA will never be the same again – gone are the safe and prosperous days. Illegals: BANKRUPT state. So sad.

Wait till all the facts are in, folks...

Why was the kid up at 10:30 on a school night... just my thought...

Anyone with a 9 year old glued to a TV knows that sometimes a marching band can walk in front of them and if they are intent on watching TV, then you won't get their attention. Sounds like the suspect had it out for the parents, but not the children. So he left after his crime was complete. Very sad situation all the way around.

American Idol, and that kind of crap on TV these days, illustrates why America is going down the tubes. Read a book or do something with your lives people!!!

For those who keep saying "look at the kids" you need to get your head examined. A 9 and 11 year old are not going to overpower to adults and stab them to death.

I pray that the investigating law enforcement agency is given the strength and fortitude by almighty God to utilize their knowledge and expertise to correctly identify the perpetrator of this violent and senseless act. I pray that the young surviving victims of this heinous act are given the strength and fortitude to assist law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of this criminal act. I pray that that they (the 9 year old boy and 11 year old girl) receive compassionate, competent and effective psychological support by professionals who are well-trained and experienced in counseling surviving victims of such a traumatic event. Dear Lord, please let some good come from this tragedy; allow your tremendous power to flow through all those who are working tirelessly to solve this crime. Amen.

Honestly. Maybe the unborn baby was a product of cheating and the real "father" was mad. Maybe the boy didnt think it was weird when the killer walked passe dbecause he has seen him before due to the fact if the mother was cheating. Regardless this is horrible...

This is horrible. Poor kids. If the son didn't react that means he probaly has seen that person before or was a friend of family or guest or something. I hope they find this SOB and he gets what he deserves.

My thinking on this – it's too bad that the father wasn't in possession of a handgun (before you mention that there were kids in the house, remember that there ARE provisions – like lockboxes that are fingerprint-controlled) and the appropriate training to use it to defend himself and his loved ones. Expecting God, Santa Claus, or the police to PREVENT crime is the equivalent of living in a fool's paradise! I'm personally thankful every DAY that we live in a country (one of the FEW, BTW) where you're still pretty much allowed to own the means to protect yourself and your loved ones against this sort of invasion. Would this have ended the same way if he HAD owned a weapon – who knows? I'd like to think that in a similar situation, I would have at least had the opportunity to save MYSELF and effectively remove the chances of this sick individual imposing his nefarious will on another family. May justice be swift and unforgiving; may all the living victims of this senseless tragedy recover as soon as possible...

I agree with Tiffany- the idea that the 9 year may have done it is just idiotic on so many levels. 2 adults could definitely stop a 9 year old, and yes, he would be covered in blood and their would be incriminating evidence all over the house.

Some people just compulsively need to find something "fishy" about stories like this. Why? I dunno- maybe it makes people feel smart to think that they can see through the supposed conspiracy to The Truth.

If it had been murders by gun, I wouldn't rule out the children (remember the eight year old who killed his dad and friend a few months ago?), but there is no way he could overpower both parents. Obviously it was some sort of hit, as the killer didn't rob or kill the children. That or some random serial killer.

A bomb could go off, and my 9-year-old grandson would still keep watching TV. It's not surprising to me the boy didn't hear anything or focus on anyone walking into the house. The TV was probably on loud, too.

The child knew the intruder, no doubt. This report seems to have a lot of holes.

Are you people really asking if the son did it? I'm sure the kid was involved there would be some type of evidence such as finger prints indicating it was him. And maybe you people should also consider that the daughter might be a deep sleeper. People have been known to sleep through fires. As far as the children May God Rest their Souls...they have a long and rough road ahead of them which many of you have NO idea of the things they must go through.

I just lost my 21 years old nephew to similar situation. i know what the family is going through. most of all my heart goes out to children may God protect them and guide them with his wisdom through this big loss of their parents and future life.

What a tragedy. The killer seemed to have an agenda, as open doors and televisions made it pretty clear the home was occupied and not a great burglary target. I have a 9-year-old, and I can imagine a variety of poses that would allow the kid to see the intruder but not the reverse. I can also imagine a killer ensuring silence and compliance by threatening harm to the children. I find it peculiar that the parents were killed in the same room, but just because the kid saw one intruder doesn't mean there weren't more. I do find it a bit strange that the son didn't run for help before checking on his parents and waking his sister (the intruder could still have been in the house). Sadly, it's also possible that the kid(s) hired someone to kill their parents (an older boyfriend of the 11-year-old girl who slept through the killings would be the movie-of-the-week-like possibility), but hopefully this isn't the case, even if it seems bizarre to me that an 11-year-old would go to bed while her younger brother stayed up longer When I read stories like this I'm happy I have a dog who likes to bark. A barking dog - nature's most pleasant alarm.

come on guys they are children lets not find em guilty until evidence surfaces. seems funny that a 9 year old boy could cover up the death of not 1 but 2 people without leaving some evidence......

I just cannot believe that people in America still think that where they live is "100% safe" to leave doors open. Also, how can two people be viciously murdered quietly that no one in another room hears anything? I would think that both parents would scream, don't you?

Nik, I'm right where you are on this .... how do 2 grown adults get stabbed to death by one person??? I mean, a stabbing wouldn't seem to be carried out quite as quickly and easily as a shooting, for one perpetrator acting alone. We must not be getting the whole story. Or at least maybe I haven't read or heard enough of it. Was one person killed first, and then the other one walked into it?? The killer must have done something to them first to knock them unconscious or something, otherwise the screaming and struggling would have been to hard to ignore. Of course, I don't know what the house is like ... I guess if it was a very big house ....

And I agree that either the boy thought he knew whoever walked in, or it wasn't unusual for people to be coming over and visiting and therefore the boy paid no attention to it.

As for people asking why they didn't lock their doors ... well, lots of people don't "lock up for the night" until they're going to sleep ... especially if you're on a beautiful oceanside ...

And as for the people who made comments about being suspicious of the 9-year-old ... well... I think you watch too many crime shows on t.v. ...and those of you questioning the boy's actions (or lack thereof) ... come on. Do you have any kids? You must not .... and you obviously don't remember what you were like when you were 9 years old ... would YOU have confronted an adult in any situation ... much less a violent one?? Not to mention the fact that you'd be stunned by what was going on, being confused and frozen with fear ... be realistic and think in terms of REALITY .... not what happens on t.v. ....

I hurt for the children. The son will likely feel incredible irrational guilt for the rest of his life for things like not being able to provide better details, freezing up, or any other number of things a normal child might do.

When I was 9 a drunk person mistook our house for the house he was partying at. My parents were awake and had forgotten to lock the door. He walked right through the front door and even my mother was frozen in shock. I could hear the commotion, but I was scared to move in my bed.

My father was a career military person and he grabbed the man and pinned him against the door until they determined the guy didn't know where he was. I cannot even fathom the thought of having lost my parents that night. I don't imagine ever leaving a mental health facility unless there was a Godsend of a person who could try to help me to slowly cope...and even then...

I'm surprised at people's expectations for the behavior of the 9yr old boy. You talk as if he should behave in a certain way when a stranger walks into the house. I believe one person said, "MY kids would NOT behave that way if a stranger walked past him!" Well your kid wasn't there!

Let me tell you a story of my experience. I used to live in San Francisco in the Sunset district near State U. This was 1995, it was San Francisco, a very dense population base. I lived with a wacko who enjoyed shooting his guns off in the middle of the night. I asked myself constantly, how the hell does this guy get away with shooting his gun off in the middle of San Francisco, and nobody bothers to complain or call the police?!? It's as if nobody can hear the shots. If you know the crazy energy and crazy people that live in San Francisco, you understand how and why people can get away with shooting guns in the middle of the city. People in the city are quite desensitized to what is going on around them. It does sound shady, but it doesn't necessarily make them bad people.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, some people grow up in an environment where they are hardened and maybe even desensitized to everything around them. It sounds like most of you who are responding to this story are responsible adults who have had the priviledge of growing up and living in a relatively wholesome environment. If you come from the midwest like Ohio, or Idaho, Kansas, or some small time place, you can't relate to what I'm talking about and you can't relate to what is going on with the kid either.

To implicated the 9 yr old is absurd. I don't have any inside knowledge, but I'll bet you my next 100 paychecks he had nothing to do with it. I think the person who came up with the idea of a love triangle was on the right track. It sounds like they knew the mother or the couple. That's usually the motive for these types of killings.

Would it dawn on you people here that one of the kids may be deaf? Hello????!! I am deaf myself.... if I was in a room in another part of the house and I did not hear anything happening. I suddenly would come upon a bloody room and seeing two bloody bodies of my parents.. I would quickly scan around the room to see if anyone or a suspect hiding as if ready to jump out at me.....

Not only that, if the killer did not know that there were more people left in the house after they had killed the couple. You think they would really stick around longer to see if there are more people around in the house and to kill more – then there would really be more noises to be heard and the suspect would be caught right then there, etc.

Come on you people here...... do you ever think first thoroughly before jumping into conclusions?

Sure maybe these kids are in on it. Maybe the suspects told them to "shhhhh not a word of this!" with a hushed finger to his/her lips as they walk by them when leaving the property after they killed their parents..... WAY TO GUYS! You have been watching too much CSIs, NCIS, Law & Orders, etc. I know my forensics or I would have really wasted my years in college for nothing years ago before these shows ever became popular. Honestly, you guys!

When I was a young child, a man who had just robbed Safeway jumped our back fence, entered our house through the back door, saw me and continued running out our front door. I was so frightened when I saw him, I froze and couldn't move, couldn't scream. After he ran out our front door, I was finally able to move and ran to my parent's bedroom and told them. The police had already apprehended the suspect (in our front yard). Point is, the son was probably so scared he froze until the suspect actually left.

I too think it was probably someone the victims knew. They say usually people are shot in random crimes. When a knife is used, it's usually personal.

Hopefully this person is caught and hopefully this child will not have to testify. How terribly traumatic.

I live in another state so the only knowledge is this site and after reading all the comments it is my opinion that the brother of the victim did it and stood to maybe gain possession of the deceased brothers possessions/money upon his death and of course he had to get rid of the wife too because it would have gone to her otherwise. Maybe brother needed money and maybe he inveyed his sibling for being more successful. I would definitely investigate that possibility.
Oh and the kids even thou they couldn't see the uncle's face, in my opinion would have felt an at ease presence being there uncle maybe.

I heard on the news that the young boy hid behind the couch while the parent's were being stabbed. If this is correct that would be a very good response for a young child. He was probably terrified & knew he had to hide. I agree that a 9 year old watching TV isn't going to jump into action right away. Mine wouldn't. It's not every day you are faced with a killer. They are in a relaxed atmosphere where it probably seemed nothing could go wrong. When you're on vacation you are in la la land anyways. As far as the girl sleeping through it...I've heard of people being shot & others in the same house didn't hear it. We don't know the layout of the house or the circumstances. She could have been sick & took meds, too. Who knows? Again this girl probably feels SAFE & relaxed. She doesn't know to keep an ear out for her parents being stabbed. She's just a child. God bless them both! This is very tragic. I can't imagine what that young boy heard & saw.

you cant' blame the boy.did he have any blood on him? were there any prints on the knife? from the pictures they seem happy.

Yet another reason for LAW ABIDING CITIZENS to own guns. In my home an intruding will be answered with a SAIGA 12.

I place not blame on the sleeping child or the little boy in front of the tv who only knew someone walked past.

For you people that had negative comments I have to wonder if you have every asked a question of your child when they were totally watching a show... cus im impressed the child remembered that someoen croseed his visual path.

sheeesh u don;t yell "fire" to get a kids attention you better be yelling "who wants ice cream".

children have selective hearing and even if he did hear or did see....whats he gonna do kick em in the shins and say "stop that"?

An unlocked door is not an issue. If a person (or persons) are hell-bent on getting into a home, they will whether the doors are locked or not. This is a good case in support of the 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms. I've always had a gun for protection (yes, I was trained on its use and safety)., And yes, I had children in the home but they were educated on guns and their purpose, safety, and use. If I had ever been faced with the same situation as the Husted's, of course I can't say for sure that I would have survived, but at least I would have had two things to my advantage: a plan and a fighting chance thanks to my training and a loaded gun. Wise up – it's a dangerous world where moral-less violent people will take what they can – including your life!

They were targeted by Organized-StaLker-Brigades who get secret money from Homeland Security and jewish mafia, & systematically eliminated as declared Undesirables, Per DHS protocol...Smiley-Face murders in Eastern U.S. are related to the same organized Perps/ Stalkers!

First, what nine year old kid would not get excited at seeing someone wearing a motorcyle helmet knowing that meant he rode a bike and it had to be outside and not want to see it? Second, what was a nine year old boy doing up so late on a school night while his older sister was in bed? Third, who would come up with that kind of disguise to come in to rob a house. A motorcycle helmet and not gloves, knowing if you use a knife there is a good chance you are going to cut yourself and leave trace evidence. Fourth, who is to say that the nine year old boy wasn't jealouse of the attention the baby was already getting? Is it possible for a nine year boy to kill, yes, Sad, but true. Who knows if the mom was killed and the dad came along saw what happened to his wife and the boy got him afterwards? Kids are exposed to so much sick stuff on tv and the internet. Besides, has anybody see this nine year old boy? Is he big for his age ? Looks and acts older? Is something not right, yea. I think that boy knows more than he is telling or not everything he did that night. Kids are smarter these days than I think we realize. It is a scary fact but true that we could have a nine year old killer. Don't want to believe it but it is called the sign of the times were living in.

Sounds like a professional "Hit". Or, the wife had a lover who was spurned and came back for revenge. Either way, this does not sound like a random killing.

The police must know more details that they are not saying. That is the way they work.

This has drug killing written all over it.

In 1977-78 there were a series of rather greusome murders in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. In many of them, Men were killed with a shotgun blast and women either never located, or their bodies found years later. In one, in Fallston Borough, the Father was killed with a shotgun Blast, the mother disappeared and two children in the house never heard a thing.
The killing spree expanded into the Carolinas and Florida
where Edward Surratt was finally caught and is serving a live term.
Don't be too hard on the kids, they are suffering enough.

Apparently nothing was stolen so it was either a contract killing, revenge, or mental illness.

To me it seems highly doubtful the son did it, and frankly the speculation based on such little information seems a little silly to me. A nine-year old stabbing two adults to death? That takes a lot of strength and endurance. The crime as described here could have easily happened without the son hearing, then he saw the intruder as the intruder was leaving. Then the boy went and found his parents' bodies. Makes perfect sense as described (though I can see how some people might assume the boy saw the killer before the crime rather than after.)

This's unbelievable rude of this guy, that after killing this couple dare to walk right in front of the tv, interrupting the american idol show
Poor kid,how upset he must be

Yes, lets not rule out the 9 year old or the 11 year old. It was only three years ago a 13 year old killed his mother and father in Arkansas. Any scenario is possible. If a mom is capable of drowning her children then cant the children be capable of killing their parents. Remember, this is a sick world we live in.

At least the killer did not use a gun and the family stayed politically correct by not using or having one to defend themselves with. Remember we are always being told the police and courts will defend us from predators so having a gun is wrong. I wonder why police have guns?

Theres really one major point to this that stands out after the fact that these children will be left without thier parents and the tradgedy that has taken place..
All the people out there that demand the fetus be counted as a child and the third murder victum ?? Every day in america a fetus of this age is killed by ABORTION and it's because it's not a life !!!!!! When will this double standard and the rights of the unborn be recognized???? We can't have it both way's when it's convienant..

Kim, the nine year old didnt know his parents were deceased until after he saw the intruder so there was no reason for that kind of shock. It does seem strange that two people are killed in a house where it says the mother moved from the kitchen to the front room. Why didnt the husband react? There had to be screaming going on at that point. The little girl wasnt awakened by the noise? Seems very strange and just because he is nine doesnt mean he couldnt have done it. Remember the 8 year old who shot both his dad and his dad's friend and then made up a story about what happened? He shot each of them 4 times or more. Made up a story about a truck leaving the scene. 9 year olds today are not like the 9 year olds from years ago.

Something isn't right here. How is the kid gonna let a stranger walk past, unless it wasn't a stranger? Is American Idol really that good? Terrible thing to happen to anybody, though.

READ the news release!

""The woman was four months pregnant and police are counting the fetus as a third homicide victim. ""

Murders are commited most of the time, by a known person of the victim. I would launch a full investigation of friends and relatives.

a terrible tragedy.

our government is using police to collect money with radar, camera on highway or local.

Question: how much have you or your friends paid more in parking and speeding, etc.. in the last two years compared to 5 years ago?

US is really becoming sick and sick. Gov is against people, people are killing each other.

If more police are watching, instead of using radar pointing..
If more police are patrolling, instead of planning for fining..

Wow. How horrible that people are actually posting here that they think the son did it or asking why he didn't do anything. HE'S a 9 year old boy for cripes sake. He was probably too scared to move or maybe he hid until the intruder left the house.

I hope they catch this walking ad for the death penalty soon.

There is simply not enough information given to determine what went on in that home yet. I do know that children can become so engrossed in a show to lose all awarenss of their surroundings and tune out any sound, hell I've done it! It is odd however that this woman had an 11 year old, a nine year old and was 42 and pregnant, nine years after her last child which would lead me to wonder if our murderer is somehow connected to the pregnancy. If this IS the case , solving this one will be a no brainer. The fact that the intruder did not harm the children could lead one to wonder if it was a hit man and his instructions and pay only included the two adults. This would explain why he did not harm the children. I am going to speculate that the pregnancy and the killings are somehow connected.

Someone committing a crime with a motorcycle helmet on? I guess the kid couldn't give any evidence on description. Maybe the killer was the father of the unborn child? As already said there is "something not quite right about this crime"

I agree with the love triangle theory. If the mother confronted the intruder
and it appeared to the son that she knew him then there was no reason for alarm. It sounds like the confrontation was not that of a complete stranger entering the house. Would there not be yelling screaming and such. I think the mother knew the person and they went to other side of the house to perhaps what she thought was talk. Who knows. Everyone can theorize but these things have a way of being unraveled.
I don't believe a 9 year old could stab two grown adults. Would there not be some evidence left on him. There would be blood, scratches etc. A 9 year old is physically incapable of overpowering two grown adults. This seems to be a crime of passion. The police need to investigate that avenue. Was one of them having an affair? I bet if they
go there something will come up.

Poor children how can someone assused these children, It is highly impossible.

The killer was hired to kill 2 specific people and that's all. No others were to be harmed. A witness does not mater when you are wearing a helmet. A professional killer walks with ease and grace and gets the job done. A typical 9 year old does not have the maturity level or ability to comprehend what was about to happen thus being no threat to the killer.

I noticed "Rae" thought the same thing I thought about the brother. I only seen his interview and it seemed fishy to me right that moment he started talking. Yes I do remember him "correcting" his words and that made me feel like he knows something or involved. If we have this feeling from him from one interview, I'm sure the police feel the same. I won't be surprised if we hear that this man was involved.

Replying to Kelly Diaz,
what purpose would it be to claim the unborn child as a victim? will it expidite the investigation? would anyone care? how does 3 murders count more than 2? don't try to impede the investigation with your stupidity!

Not only the non-responsive child but the mother moved to another room. Husband is killed too. Stabbed. Now you cant stab two people at the same time. What was the husband doing that he couldnt react? Everyone is focusing on the child but focus on the hubby too. If this murder is connected to a pregnancy then the intruder was someone they all knew. She may have come clean to hubby before hand. The it was noted that the intruder had a helmet and a black outfit on. Where did that come from? I still am not ruling out the kid, but there are other circumstances that need to be investigated also.