Police were only a few feet from the two bodies when they overheard Hicks‘ 10-month-old kid screaming inside the closed apartment.
The beloved Florida teacher, who was found dead next to her crying 10-month-old daughter, was stabbed to death by her lover, police confirmed on Tuesday. Amanda Hicks, 26, was stabbed to death by her unnamed fiancé before he killed himself. The fiancé reportedly used a gun to take his own life.
Police were alerted to the scene after hearing the crying of her infant daughter. Hicks and her fiancé were found dead on the floor of her home at the Peacock Run complex on Northwest East Torino Parkway in Port St. Lucie, WPTV reported. Police are yet to reveal the exact reason behind the horrific murder-suicide.
Mysterious Murder-Suicide
The fiancé reportedly tried to call a family member an hour before neighbors reported hearing „a very loud, screechy scream“ and a single gunshot was captured on nearby video surveillance.
The family member attempted to return the call in the morning before asking the police to check on the welfare of the person.
Police were only a few feet from the two bodies when they overheard Hicks‘ 10-month-old kid screaming inside the closed apartment. Her daughter, Alani, was found in her cot unhurt 11 hours after the murder and is now with a relative.
Hicks was employed as a teacher at Dr.
