SC - Elementary School Teacher and 2 Children (8 & 10) Found Dead at Home in Suspected Murder-Suicide, Carolina Forest, 31 Aug 2022

[cujenn81]

South Carolina Elementary School Teacher and 2 Young Children found Dead in Suspected Double Murder-Suicide

A South Carolina teacher and her two children were found dead in their own home late last month from what authorities now believe was a double murder-suicide.

lawandcrime.com

On Aug. 31, 2022, at around 1:30 p.m., Horry County Police responded to a home in the census-designated place of Carolina Forest in order to perform a welfare check on 42-year-old Laura Moberley.

Arriving officers entered the home and found the woman dead along with her two children, 11-year-old Eric Moberley, and 8-year-old Emily Moberley. Each one had been shot to death, according to a report by the Horry County Coroner’s Office obtained by The Post and Courier.

The coroner’s report reportedly said the fatal violence likely occurred at around 6:00 a.m. on the day in question.

South Carolina school teacher and her children aged 11 and 8 shot dead

Horry County Police found the bodies of Carolina Forest Elementary School teacher Laura Moberley, 42, her son Eric, 11, and daughter Emily, 8, inside their home during a welfare check.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Moberley served as Reading Loss Interventionist teacher at the Carolina Forest school, where she was hired in 2018.

Emily was a third grader at the school, while Eric, a seventh grader, attended the Ten Oaks Middle School in the Horry County School District.

Police: South Carolina elementary school teacher, her 2 children found dead inside house

The officers were conducting a welfare check at the house when they found the three people dead inside.

www.fox13memphis.com

HCPD said they worked with Horry County Fire Rescue, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Child Fatality Unit and Horry County Coroner’s Office to investigate the incident.

The investigation is ongoing, said HCPD. Investigators said do not believe that there is any threat to the community. No further information has been released.

Woman found dead with her children in Carolina Forest was in custody battle, records show

Records from family court and the South Carolina Department of Social Services show a legal order of separation was filed in June.

www.wmbfnews.com

Records from family court show a legal order of separation was filed by Laura Moberley’s husband, William, on June 13.

The latest filings were dated August 30, the same date on which a temporary hearing was scheduled. Records show Laura Moberley filed for financial declaration while an affidavit and report was also filed by a guardian ad litem assigned to the case.

Records also show the presiding judge issued a temporary consent order on Tuesday, but the specifics of that order were not immediately available.

 

[Tracey4AU]

I read about this case on Twitter earlier today. I just can’t wrap my brain around it….

 

[borndem]

Oh, so so sad. What darling, darling girls.
Do we know for sure if the mom's death was definitely rules a suicide?

A bit about Carolina Forest, SC --
Carolina Forest is an unincorporated planned community and census-designated place in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 23,342. Wikipedia
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A bit about Horry County, SC --
Horry County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 351,029. It is the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway. Wikipedia
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Myrtle Beach is in Horry County.

 

[LadyL]

Oh, so so sad. What darling, darling girls.
Do we know for sure if the mom's death was definitely rules a suicide?

A bit about Carolina Forest, SC --
Carolina Forest is an unincorporated planned community and census-designated place in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 23,342. Wikipedia
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A bit about Horry County, SC --
Horry County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 351,029. It is the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway. Wikipedia
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Myrtle Beach is in Horry County.

boy and a girl

 

[realanastasia]

South Carolina Elementary School Teacher and 2 Young Children found Dead in Suspected Double Murder-Suicide

A South Carolina teacher and her two children were found dead in their own home late last month from what authorities now believe was a double murder-suicide.

lawandcrime.com

On Aug. 31, 2022, at around 1:30 p.m., Horry County Police responded to a home in the census-designated place of Carolina Forest in order to perform a welfare check on 42-year-old Laura Moberley.

Arriving officers entered the home and found the woman dead along with her two children, 11-year-old Eric Moberley, and 8-year-old Emily Moberley. Each one had been shot to death, according to a report by the Horry County Coroner’s Office obtained by The Post and Courier.

The coroner’s report reportedly said the fatal violence likely occurred at around 6:00 a.m. on the day in question.

South Carolina school teacher and her children aged 11 and 8 shot dead

Horry County Police found the bodies of Carolina Forest Elementary School teacher Laura Moberley, 42, her son Eric, 11, and daughter Emily, 8, inside their home during a welfare check.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Moberley served as Reading Loss Interventionist teacher at the Carolina Forest school, where she was hired in 2018.

Emily was a third grader at the school, while Eric, a seventh grader, attended the Ten Oaks Middle School in the Horry County School District.

Police: South Carolina elementary school teacher, her 2 children found dead inside house

The officers were conducting a welfare check at the house when they found the three people dead inside.

www.fox13memphis.com

HCPD said they worked with Horry County Fire Rescue, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Child Fatality Unit and Horry County Coroner’s Office to investigate the incident.

The investigation is ongoing, said HCPD. Investigators said do not believe that there is any threat to the community. No further information has been released.

Woman found dead with her children in Carolina Forest was in custody battle, records show

Records from family court and the South Carolina Department of Social Services show a legal order of separation was filed in June.

www.wmbfnews.com

Records from family court show a legal order of separation was filed by Laura Moberley’s husband, William, on June 13.

The latest filings were dated August 30, the same date on which a temporary hearing was scheduled. Records show Laura Moberley filed for financial declaration while an affidavit and report was also filed by a guardian ad litem assigned to the case.

Records also show the presiding judge issued a temporary consent order on Tuesday, but the specifics of that order were not immediately available.

“The coroner’s office identified the bodies as 42-year-old Laura Moberley, 11-year-old Eric Moberley and 8-year-old Emily Moberley. They died from gunshot wounds.
Horry County Schools confirmed that Laura Moberley was working at the Carolina Forest Elementary School as a teacher and helping students improve their learning skills.

The school district added that Emily was a third-grade student at the elementary school and Eric was in the 11th grade at Ten Oaks Middle School.”

An 11 year old in 11th grade? That must be a typo, no?

 

[cujenn81]

“The coroner’s office identified the bodies as 42-year-old Laura Moberley, 11-year-old Eric Moberley and 8-year-old Emily Moberley. They died from gunshot wounds.
Horry County Schools confirmed that Laura Moberley was working at the Carolina Forest Elementary School as a teacher and helping students improve their learning skills.

The school district added that Emily was a third-grade student at the elementary school and Eric was in the 11th grade at Ten Oaks Middle School.”

An 11 year old in 11th grade? That must be a typo, no?

It was definitely a typo. Eric was in 7th grade.

 

[cujenn81]

Oh, so so sad. What darling, darling girls.
Do we know for sure if the mom's death was definitely rules a suicide?

A bit about Carolina Forest, SC --
Carolina Forest is an unincorporated planned community and census-designated place in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 23,342. Wikipedia
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A bit about Horry County, SC --
Horry County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 351,029. It is the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway. Wikipedia
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Myrtle Beach is in Horry County.

Myrtle Beach-area mother found shot to death with 2 kids was in child custody battle

The mother, who was found dead with her two kids in her Carolina Forest Home Aug. 31, had been involved in a custody battle with her husband prior to the

www.postandcourier.com

The mother found dead with her two kids in her Carolina Forest Home Aug. 31 had been involved in a custody battle with her husband prior to the shooting, family court records show.

William Moberley, the estranged husband of Laura Moberley, sought custody of their two children, Eric, 11, and Emily, 8, prior to the shooting.

The last hearing in the case, which began June 13, took place the day before Laura and her children were found shot to death in their home, according to family court records.

This comes as Horry County Police released a report from officers at the scene, which reveals more information about the case.

The report refers to the mother and her two children found dead at the scene as “the suspect and two victims.”


The police have not publicly called this a suicide-homicide, AFAIK. But I think the media accurately connected the dots based on the way the police report was worded.