{"id":417437,"date":"2026-10-03T04:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T04:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/417437\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T04:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T04:08:23","slug":"florida-father-and-his-17-year-old-twins-found-dead-in-home-in-apparent-murder-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/417437\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Father and His 17-Year-Old Twins Found Dead in Home in Apparent Murder-Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Florida father and his 17-year-old twins were found dead inside their Orange County home on Wednesday, Sept. 30<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The twins were found with stab wounds in the living room, according to multiple reports<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities suspect the deaths may have been a murder-suicide<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a data-ylk=\"slk:Florida;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/florida-woman-died-after-allegedly-consuming-publix-blueberries-linked-to-e-coli-outbreak-12141016\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a> father and his 17-year-old twins were found dead inside their Orange County home, with authorities suspecting the deaths may have been the result of a murder-suicide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office found three bodies on Wednesday, Sept. 30, while conducting a well-being check at a home on the 1200 block of Courtney Chase Circle, according to <a data-ylk=\"slk:WESH;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/orange-county-twins-father-found-dead-murder-suicide\/73994058\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">WESH<\/a>, <a data-ylk=\"slk:News 6;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/local\/2026\/10\/02\/father-accused-of-killing-teen-twins-himself-in-orange-county-home\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">News 6<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:FOX35;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/fox35orlando.com\/news\/florida-dad-stabs-teen-daughters-kills-self-murder-suicide-officials-say\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FOX35<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Inside the residence, authorities found the twins, identified as Carlo Montiel Infantino and Melanie Montiel Infantino, dead in the living room with multiple stab wounds, according to the outlets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Their father, Ivan Montiel Roa, was found dead in the home&#8217;s master bathroom, WESH, News 6 and FOX35 reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities believe Ivan may have killed his children before taking his own life, per the outlets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? 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