Father decapitated two children, forced other kids to view bodies over five days, prosecutors allege

[Zorro]

The horror inside the beige Lancaster home began to unfold the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr., 34, decapitated his son and daughter, authorities allege. Then, for the next five days, he kept the bodies of 12-year-old Maurice Jr. and 13-year-old Maliaka inside the house, along with his two younger sons, ages 8 and 9.

During this period, prosecutors allege in court papers filed Tuesday, the personal trainer showed the dead bodies to the surviving children, who were kept in their rooms without food.

It wasn’t until Friday that a call about a possible gas leak brought firefighters to the gruesome scene inside the house on Century Circle.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-09/lancaster-father-charged-decapitations-son-daughter

[2naSalit]

1. No mention of their mother or another adult...

Except at the end where those who called for a wellness check said there were two adults. So where is the second adult? Do they have a mother, does he has a spouse?

[CatMor]

2. It said his wife was In the house.

[2naSalit]

3. I didn't see that part...

What the hell? I'll have to look at it again.

There was a pesky popup trying to get me to click on it so I may have missed something there.

[Karadeniz]

4. Did he snap or was he always a heartless psycho who managed to appear normal when he had to?

Usually, it's the latter. Mom should have left with the kids earlier.

[Delarage]

5. I wonder why

They thought there was a gas leak, or if they just used that as a reason to get someone to go check on them. I get stood up on Zoom meetings a lot at work and don't really think it's because of a gas leak. But the whole thing is horrible and I'm glad somebody checked on them.

[mopinko]

6. i'm guessing the smell.

someone smelled the decaying bodies, but didnt know what it was.
or just reported a putrid smell.

[Delarage]

7. Makes sense

I thought it was people at work or something that called that in.