California family of 4 found dead in home

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - A family of four in California was discovered dead in their home Thursday and police were investigating the incident as a murder-suicide.<br> <br> Police Detective Kurt Clarke would not say how the family was killed or which parent was responsible for the deaths.<br> <br> &#34;It&#39;s a very disturbing crime scene especially with the children,&#34; he said. &#34;When you have a murder-suicide, the kids are always the innocent victims. Parents are supposed to protect their kids.&#34;<br> <br> The bodies of a 38-year-old man, a 42-year-old woman and two girls, ages 12 and 4, were found about 12:30 p.m. The 4-year-old girl was the couple&#39;s daughter and the older girl was the wife&#39;s child.<br> <br> The bodies were found after the man&#39;s boss stopped by to check on him because he hadn&#39;t shown up at work for several days. Both men worked in the high-tech industry, Clarke said.<br> <br> When there was no answer at the front door, the boss went around to the back of the two-story house and saw a body inside. He called 911.<br> <br> &#34;There are bodies. There&#39;s a lot of blood. It&#39;s disturbing,&#34; Clarke said. He did not know when the family was killed.

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