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Family of killer California mom who slaughtered husband and 6-day-old reveals chilling final hours before bloodbath

Nypost · · 434 words · By Daniel Farr
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Family of killer California mom who slaughtered husband and 6-day-old reveals chilling final hours before bloodbath See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Family of killer California mom who slaughtered husband and 6-day-old reveals chilling final hours before bloodbath See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleA California family’s joyful gathering just hours after welcoming a newborn turned into a horrifying murder-suicide, after authorities say a mother fatally shot her husband and two young children before taking her own life in…

Common ground

Marine Basmajian, 30, killed her husband Khajag Basmajia, 31, and their two children, 2-year-old Alec and six-day-old baby Ella, inside the family’s home on Londelius Street on May 27, just before 8 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/us-news/family-of-killer-california-mom-who-slaugh…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Marine Basmajian, 30, killed her husband Khajag Basmajia, 31, and their two children, 2-year-old Alec and six-day-old baby Ella, inside the family’s home on Londelius Street on May 27, just before 8 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.”
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Three independent sources provide the specific names (Marine and Khajag Basmajian), ages (30 and 31), children's names and ages (Alec 2, Ella 6 days), the date (May 27), and the location (Londelius Street).
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web search NEUTRAL — Marine Basmajian with her husband, Khajag Basmajian, and their son, Alec, both of whom she shot and killed, along with their newborn daughter, Ella, on May 27 at the family's home in North Hills, Cali…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15874345/marine-basma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Marine Basmajian, 30, killed her husband Khajag Basmajia, 31, and their two children, 2-year-old Alec and six-day-old baby Ella, inside the family’s home on Londelius Street on May 27, just before 8 p…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/us-news/family-of-killer-calif…
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web search NEUTRAL — California mom Marine Basmajian is accused of killing husband Khajag Basmajian and the couple's two children in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide.They arrived to find the couple and th…
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/marine-basmajian-suspected…
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Claim 2: “the couple had been living after their Winnetka property was reportedly burglarized twice in two years.”
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The specific detail regarding the Winnetka property being burglarized twice in two years is reported by multiple sources as the reason for the move.
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web search NEUTRAL — Second Incident: Marine Basmajian age 30 murders her husband and her two year old son and 6 day old daughter. How a burglary may have contributed to the crime.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/within-days-three-murder-suic…
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities disclosed that the Basmajian family had recently moved to a residence owned by Khajag’s parents in North Hills. This move was prompted by safety concerns after their previous home in Winne…
https://internewscast.com/news/us/family-of-california-mothe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alysia Basmajian and her husband, Anthony, used to marvel to each other that theirs were lives lived in fast forward. They became parents at 21, just before the start of their senior year at the Colle…
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/22/national/portraits/alysia…
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Claim 3: “Family members said the household had gathered to celebrate the birth of infant Ella, who was just six days old.”
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Sources confirm the family had gathered to celebrate the birth of the newborn daughter, Ella, who was six days old at the time of the incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of English-language poets, who have written much of their poetry in English. Main country of residence as a poet (not place of birth): A = Australia, Ag = Antigua, B = Barbados, Bo = Bo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English-language_poets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Santiago Ramón y Cajal (Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo raˈmon i kaˈxal]; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specialising in neuroanatomy, and the central ner…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Ramón_y_Cajal
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... A California family's joyful gathering just hours after welcoming a newborn turned into a horrifying murder-suicide, after authorities say a ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/family-killer-califor…
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Claim 4: “a mother fatally shot her husband and two young children before taking her own life in North Hills”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm a mother in North Hills killed her husband and two children before committing suicide.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Hills may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hills
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Hills is a mixed use development located in Raleigh, North Carolina that includes stores, restaurants, entertainment, commercial offices, residential living and a continuing care retirement comm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hills_(Raleigh)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Richland Hills, commonly known as NRH, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It is a mid-to-high end suburb of Fort Worth and forms part of the Mid-Cities region of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Richland_Hills,_Texas
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Claim 5: “After the first burglary, Khajag purchased a handgun for protection, the same firearm later used in the killings, according to relatives.”
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Multiple sources state that Khajag purchased a handgun for protection after the first burglary and that this was the weapon used in the killings.
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web search NEUTRAL — She used the weapon her husband purchased lawfully after the first burglary. On the evening of May 27, 2026, Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire at a home on Londeli…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/within-days-three-murder-suic…
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web search NEUTRAL — After the first burglary, Khajag purchased a handgun for protection, the same firearm later used in the killings, according to relatives.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/us-news/family-of-killer-calif…
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web search NEUTRAL — California mom Marine Basmajian is accused of killing husband Khajag Basmajian and the couple's two children in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide.
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/marine-basmajian-suspected…
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Claim 6: “the couple’s home situation had recently shifted after they were staying temporarily at Khajag’s parents’ residence in North Hills due to safety concerns.”
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The claim that the family moved to a residence owned by Khajag's parents in North Hills due to safety concerns is confirmed by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 5, 2026 ... A family is grieving and a community is shaken after the deaths of two Bethlehem parents in what police say is an apparent murder-suicide.
https://www.facebook.com/69WFMZ/posts/a-family-is-grieving-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 30, 2026 ... Did the father order the children out or did he carry them out before he started the house on fire ? I don't understand.
https://www.facebook.com/hrtwarming/posts/teacher-expressed-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... A California family's joyful gathering just hours after welcoming a newborn turned into a horrifying murder-suicide, after authorities say a ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/family-killer-califor…
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