http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6826959.html
George Washington, stepfather of suspect Maron Thomas.
Debra Washington, mother of suspect Maron Thomas.
Cedric Thomas, brother of suspect Maron Thomas.
Kiana Phearse, sister of suspect Maron Thomas
Capital murder charge filed in Bellville massacre
BELLVILLE A family dispute pushed Maron Thomas to go on a rampage marked by a fury so intense that he decapitated his 2-year-old niece with a machete after killing her and four other family members, Austin County investigators said Wednesday.
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Investigators declined to elaborate on the nature of the household dispute, but said a family fight happened on the night of the killings.
There was an ongoing internal situation within the dynamics of this family, said Texas Ranger David Maxwell.
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Thomas' sister, Ka'Tara Price, 24, of Houston, said she believes anger and Thomas' conversion to the Muslim religion influenced his actions. She said she is not aware of him suffering from any mental illness.
It's anger and pure evilness, Price said Wednesday night. He's always been a very angry person. If he thinks he's right, he's right.
Price said another family member told her that her brother had a disagreement with their mother before the killings, but she doesn't know what it was about.
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