Five Dead In Ohio Family Slaying Murder-Suicide

LOVE MURDER

Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette

True Crime, Comedy

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Last week police in Uniontown, Ohio made the grisly discovery that the entire Dunham family were dead in their homes. All five had been killed with a gunshot wound. Andie and Jessie cover the crime and the initial investigation. Also covered: the murder of Beauty Couch. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https://people.com/5-family-members-found-dead-ohio-murder-suicide-7852814 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/25/uniontown-ohio-lake-township-murder-suicide-five-people-dead-murder-suicide/70676981007/ https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2023/08/25/carnation-ave-uniontown-ohio-lake-township-murder-suicide-five-people-found/70676411007/ Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Love Murder Current Affairs, our show about the stories of love gone fatally
0:13.3	wrong that are in the news right now.
0:16.2	This week we're covering a number of tragic cases and one terrifying survival story.
0:21.8	One of the first big true crime stories of this year was what became known as the Enoch
0:26.1	Eighth, a family slaying in January in Utah in which Michael Hate shot and killed seven
0:31.5	members of his family, including his five children before turning the gun on himself.
0:37.1	Last week, a similar tragedy took place in Union Town, Ohio, a small town about 20 miles
0:42.2	south of Akron.
0:43.6	At approximately 7.30 pm last Thursday, August 24, police responded to a wellness check
0:48.9	at the home of the Dunham family and found a scene of horror.
0:52.7	According to a police release, it had been a quote, domestic dispute that turned deadly.
0:58.3	All five members of the family had died from gunshot wounds and included a nine-year-old
1:02.9	boy, Evan, and 12 and 15-year-old girls Amber and Renee.
1:07.7	Neighbors called wife Melissa Dunham, quote, wonderful mother.
1:11.4	She was a partner at a nearby accounting firm and had received numerous professional
1:15.2	accolades, such as a 30 for the future award from the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce.
1:20.6	The inter-daughters were involved with the Girl Scouts.
1:23.1	In addition to her membership in the Girl Scouts, 15-year-old Renee was a member of the
1:26.7	marching band and the jazz band.
1:28.8	Her sister Amber was in middle school and was also in band, and she also ran cross-country.
1:33.9	Nine-year-old Evan was a boy scout, and according to an obituary loved reading, video games,
1:38.4	and could solve a Rubik's Cube in two minutes.
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