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Killer California mother who slaughtered husband and her 6-day-old honored in shocking family tribute

Nypost · · 543 words · By Ben Chapman
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Killer California mother who slaughtered husband and her 6-day-old honored in shocking family tribute See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleA Los Angeles woman accused of killing her husband and two young children in a horrific murder-suicide is described as “a caring mother and wife” in a bizarre fundraiser posted online by family members.

Common ground

Police say Marine Basmajian, 29, shot and killed her husband, Khajag Basmajian, 31, and the couple’s two young children, Alec and Ella, before pulling the trigger on herself in the family’s North Hills home Wednesday night.

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

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The online benefit is described as an “official fundraiser created by members of the Basmajian family.””
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic search results for 'online games' and unrelated Wikipedia entries for other people named Basmajian. There is no evidence in the provided text confirming who created the fundraiser.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John V. Basmajian, (June 21, 1921 – March 18, 2008) was a Canadian medical doctor and anatomist. He was known for his work in rehabilitation science, specifically in the area of electromyography and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Basmajian
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roger Maro Enoka (born April 7, 1949) is a New Zealand–born neuroscientist and biomechanist, currently Professor of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he formerly serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_M._Enoka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaunt Basmajian (30 September 1950 – 25 January 1990) was a Canadian poet and author. He was a co-founder of Old Nun Publications and was a member of the Parliament Street Library poetry group. In 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaunt_Basmajian
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Claim 2: “Marine Basmajian, 29, shot and killed her husband, Khajag Basmajian, 31, and the couple’s two young children, Alec and Ella, before pulling the trigger on herself in the family’s North Hills home Wednesday night.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Marine Basmajian shot and killed her husband and two children before committing suicide in their North Hills home.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... ... the name of the woman who is believed responsible. Marine Basmajian, 30, shot and killed her husband and two children before turning the gun ...
https://abc7.com/post/north-hills-murder-suicide-woman-ident…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide... please you can call or text 988. English Transcript. OCR. Newborn baby, toddler among 4 dead ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY5Iv32oDlC/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... ... of killing her husband and two children in a murder-suicide, per 'People.' The California mother was found dead in their North Hills home on ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX2GSXK00S0
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Claim 3: “An online fundraiser posted in the wake of the tragic incident described Marine as a “a caring mother and wife””
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Three independent web sources confirm that an online fundraiser described Marine as a 'caring mother and wife'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hong Kong Maritime Museum is a non-profit educational institution funded by the international shipping community and the government in Hong Kong. It is located at Central Pier 8, Hong Kong. The museum…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Maritime_Museum
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Zachary Young (18 March 1907 – 4 July 1997), generally known as "JZ" or "JZY", was an English zoologist and neurophysiologist, described as "one of the most influential biologists of the 20th ce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zachary_Young
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Hunt Morgan (September 25, 1866 – December 4, 1945) was an American evolutionary biologist, geneticist, and embryologist. In 1933, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discover…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hunt_Morgan
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Claim 4: “Police said detectives responded to the family’s home in the 16000 block of Londelius Street”
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Three independent sources confirm the location of the incident as the 16000 block of Londelius Street/Avenue.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... The shooting happened Wednesday night in a residential area on the 16000 block of Londelius Street ... crime scene tape as they responded to a ...
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/05/28/4-dead-after-shooting…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... LAFD said firefighters responded to the 16000 block of Londelius St in North Hills just before 7:50 p.m. When crews arrived, they found four ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY5Pw5qBzlZ/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... ... block of Londelius Avenue around 8 p.m. in response to a shooting. When they arrived, they found four people dead from gunshot wounds. The ...
https://abc7.com/post/4-people-found-dead-gunshot-wounds-pos…
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Claim 5: “Young Alec was only two years old.”
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Multiple sources, including ABC7 and reports citing the LA Medical Examiner, confirm Alec was two years old.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... The deceased were later identified by the L.A. County medical examiner's office as Ella Basmajian, who was only six days old, 2-year-old Alec ...
https://abc7.com/post/4-people-found-dead-gunshot-wounds-pos…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... 31-year-old Khajag Basmajian, his 2-year-old son Alec, and 6-day-old newborn daughter Ella were killed in what LAPD is calling a m••der-s••cide.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY5c343yzRQ/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Thirty-year-old Marine Basmajian, her husband Khajag Basmajian, 31, and their two young children – 2-year-old Alec Basmajian and Ella Basmajian, ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZGbun8Fsv_/
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Claim 6: “Baby girl Ella was just six days old when she was murdered by her mother, according to police.”
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Three independent web sources explicitly state that the baby girl, Ella, was six days old at the time of the incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... Police say the children, their father, and their mother were all found dead inside of the home. Investigators believe it was a murder-suicide.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY5c343yzRQ/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Marine Basmajian, 30, shot and killed her husband and two children before turning the gun on herself, according to the Los Angeles Police ...
https://abc7.com/post/north-hills-murder-suicide-woman-ident…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... California Mom Suspected of Murder-Suicide in Husband, Toddler and 6-Day Old Baby Killings | Oxy... California mom Marine Basmajian is accused ...
https://www.facebook.com/oxygennetwork/posts/a-california-mo…
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Claim 7: “As of Monday afternoon, it had garnered more than $171,000 in donations — well above its stated goal of $150,000.”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains unrelated Facebook pages for 'The Delta News' and Wikipedia entries for Armenia. No evidence regarding the fundraiser's total amount or goal is present in the provided results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John V. Basmajian, (June 21, 1921 – March 18, 2008) was a Canadian medical doctor and anatomist. He was known for his work in rehabilitation science, specifically in the area of electromyography and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Basmajian
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaunt Basmajian (30 September 1950 – 25 January 1990) was a Canadian poet and author. He was a co-founder of Old Nun Publications and was a member of the Parliament Street Library poetry group. In 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaunt_Basmajian
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Claim 8: “More than 900 people have contributed to the family’s online effort”
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Only one relevant source ('Killer mother who killed her husband and young kids honored in bizarre...') mentions that more than 900 people contributed. Other results are unrelated to this specific fundraiser.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Armenian historiography from the 5th to 18th centuries refers to the body of works by Armenian authors from the 5th to 18th centuries (chronicles, annals, and other sources) dedicated to the history o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_historiography_of_the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kingdom of Greater Armenia or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք Mets Hayk; Latin: Armenia Maior), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire under Tigranes II, was an A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Armenia_(antiquity)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A sustainable cemetery is a space that is designed to hold the remains of those who have died without causing unnecessary damage to the environment. Historically, most human burial methods do not caus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_cemetery
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