Child protective services opened an investigation of a Utah man over alleged child abuse and threats to his family just weeks before he killed seven of his family members and then himself, new documents reveal.
SALT LAKE CITY --
The agency had opened the investigation 11 days earlier based on abuse of the couple's oldest daughter that had occurred in previous years. “Unfortunately this tragic incident occurred prior to further intervention," the agency's summary report said.
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