Murder Because Of Debt
A very disturbing trend is on the rise. Families that find themselves with overwhelming debt are resorting to unbelievable measures to escape the pain!
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Recent Headlines/Stories:
A suicide note left open and held down with salt and pepper shakers was found on the kitchen counter. In it, 42-year-old Jihad Hassan Moukalled expressed remorse about gambling debts and “clearly indicated he was sorry he had to take the lives of his wife and children,” Police Chief William Dwyer said. The victims were identified as his wife, Fatima, 31; daughter Aya, 7; son Adam, 5; and daughter Lila, who would have turned 3 on Saturday. Struggling Business Dwyer said Moukalled, who owns an Oak Park printing business, put his gambling debts at close to $100,000, “but I’m sure it’s much higher.”
FREDERICK, Md. — A Maryland father who shot his wife and three children to death and then killed himself struggled with depression, had $450,000 in debt and nearly decapitated his kids after they had died, Frederick County Sheriff Charles Jenkins said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES — Ervin and Ana Lupoe had planned to move closer to family in Kansas to weather the financial storm their lives had fallen into. But a bounced check to the Internal Revenue Service last week may have changed those plans, police detectives said Wednesday, digging the couple deeper into mounting mortgage debt. Instead of building a new life, Mr. Lupoe killed his wife and five children hours before shooting himself in the head on Tuesday morning.
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These families didn’t get into debt overnight and but I believe they were under the impression that they could fix it overnight. Because we live in a “Get It Now…Get It Fast…Pay Later” society. Many families that find themselves with overwhelming debt think they can file bankruptcy, debt consolidate or refinance their way out of their debt problem.
But they are mistaken! Even if they were to file for bankruptcy or debt consolidate they will find themselves right back in trouble within 6 months to a year and their problems are usually double as bad as they were.
Getting out of debt takes a total mindset change. You must be willing to stop buying things on credit and start to live on a budget and start paying down your debts. Yes there are strategies that you can use as you move forward but you must start with a those two things first.
