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Chronicle: Man kills his wife and then takes his own life

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  • Man kills his wife and then takes his own life.
  • The couple had a child who is now an orphan.
  • Authorities are investigating the motive for this tragic murder-suicide.

When Crystal Méndez met Eduardo Landaverde, she believed he was the love of her life, that man she had dreamed of since she was a little girl. At that time they were just two 17-year-olds. After starting to talk, they liked each other and quickly became a couple. The two thought they were in love.

The couple was so passionate that she quickly became pregnant so they moved in together. At first everything was ‘love and peace’, but over the months the relationship became contentious, to the point that they argued all the time. They both thought that when their baby was born, everything would change for the better, but again they were wrong.

Crystal Méndez and Eduardo Landaverde argued about everything

Crystal Méndez and Eduardo Landaverde argued about everything
Crystal Méndez (PHOTO: Taken from GoFundme)

After the birth of their child, there was still no peace in their Marietta, Georgia home. After a few weeks, the fighting began again. Crystal had to endure intense months of domestic violence at the hands of the one she believed would be her better half in silence.

Nobody knows what happened between the two of them last weekend but, without a doubt, it was the straw that broke the camel’s back, since Eduardo shot his wife and mother of his 18-month-old daughter three times. He then turned the gun on himself.

They both died at the scene

They both died on the spot.
Crystal Mendez (PHOTO: Cobb County Sheriff’s Office)

Eduardo died instantly as did his wife so he barely had the chance to take a last breath. Their little girl was left alone in the back seat of her parents’ car.

The Cobb County Police Department indicated that the violent incident that occurred around 9 a.m. last Saturday was the product of a domestic dispute and that everything indicates that it was a clear case of murder-suicide. The weapon that ended their lives was near the child.

Who was the baby with? Will she be safe?

Who was the baby with? Will be safe?
Photo courtesy of The Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC), which was on the scene shortly after the tragedy was recorded.

The good news behind this new family tragedy is that at least the young and innocent child was unharmed. The authorities handed her over to her maternal grandmother, who will be in charge of raising her, protecting her and everything related to her care from now on. It could have been worse, because on other occasions men have killed their entire families before killing themselves.

«We lost our beloved Crystal in the most horrible way that one can lose a loved one… Those who knew Crystal know that she had a very happy and full of life soul,» the victim’s relatives shared on a GoFundMe campaign created to collect funds for funeral expenses which in 48 hours had already collected almost $5,000. But not all the money in the world make their pain go away. Thanks for reading my story today, MundoNow Until next time.

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