Pennsylvania Lady Who Died in Household Suicide Pact Left Chilling YouTube Movies

A Pennsylvania girl on the heart of her household’s mass suicide died wielding a sword inscribed with “sword of the lord.” 

Police say they discovered the our bodies of Morgan Daub, 26; her mom Deborah, 59; and her father James, 62, on Jan. 25 outdoors their West Manchester Township, Pennsylvania residence. Morgan was holding the sword with non secular textual content in her left hand. Police additionally discovered a “living will,” signed by every member and taped to one of many doorways on the home, that indicated they didn’t need to be resuscitated. 

“It appeared from the writing left behind by the mother, which was fairly detailed, that her daughter had approached her indicating that she was suffering from auditory hallucinations and that it was getting worse and felt she couldn’t live like that anymore,” Det. Timothy Fink of the West Manchester Township Police Division informed CBS21. He stated that after listening to this, Deborah determined she didn’t need Morgan to die alone. 

“It appears the mother approached [the father] telling him of their plan and then he decided he couldn’t live without them,” Fink added. 

Police say they discovered the our bodies after being referred to as to the home for a welfare examine and imagine the household died on Jan. 24. Neighbors stated they heard three gunshots the night time earlier than police discovered the household, about 10-15 seconds aside, and authorities concluded that the relations have been all shot within the head, with Deborah taking pictures James, adopted by Morgan taking pictures Deborah after which herself. 

The investigation into the demise has been closed. 

In case you are in disaster, please name the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Disaster Textual content Line by texting TALK to 741741.

Suicide just isn’t a typical response to hardship, and most of the people who contemplate it recuperate. The household, nevertheless, left behind pages upon pages of written notes, which have but to be launched to the general public, that doc their mindset. In one among notes, dated a number of days earlier than their demise by suicide, Deborah wrote “about the evil that has mounted against Morgan and the family but does not detail to what she is referring to,” in line with a prolonged press launch from the police. She additionally wrote that Morgan picked the date of their demise, Jan. 24, from a biblical quote. 

“Morgan chose the date! I believe I have to be with her,” one word reads, in line with police. At first the letters are written within the tone of James knowingly surviving his family members’ deliberate deaths. Nevertheless, after studying of the pact, he seemingly relented and determined to die as nicely. 

Morgan Daub posing at a bowling alley. (Picture through Suburban Bowlerama/Fb)

Within the months main as much as the household’s demise, Morgan posted a number of movies on YouTube, lots of which stay accessible to the general public. They present Morgan giving prolonged, nonsensical speeches that cowl quite a lot of matters however seemingly focuses on her “refusing to abdicate the English throne.” In a single video, which has been seen 137,000 instances (largely after the deaths), she says she was subsequent in line for the throne and that she’s a prophet of God. At instances she speaks in a mock English accent. Within the oldest video on the channel, Morgan spoke about how she believes there are “hundreds of millions of people after me” and goes into an prolonged rant about how the COVID pandemic is an operation performed by the so-called “deep state.” 

At instances the video mirrors these created by individuals deep contained in the QAnon neighborhood. 

On Jan. 24, the day authorities say the household took their lives, a brief video was uploaded to the location, which has been seen 45,000 instances. It solely lasts 5 seconds and exhibits “Follow me as I follow Christ” written in white over a black background. 

Those that knew the household acknowledged that they have been a deeply non secular household to the extent that they homeschooled Morgan. The household was additionally political and have been, as one neighbor informed NBC, “all in on Trump’s reelection. The family’s front yard was described as being “littered” with Trump indicators. 

Morgan was described as a quiet, clever girl who was a gifted bowler. The household frequented the native bowling alley however stopped coming in in 2019. Those that beforehand knew Morgan stated that the particular person they heard within the video is remarkably completely different from the particular person they knew. 

“There were varying degrees of mental illness, I believe, that played into each person’s decision to end their life,” Fink informed CBS21. 

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