True Crime Case Files

Baby's Baptism Party Ends in Family Massacre


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Discover the shocking true crime story of the Landers-Donahue family massacre in Schaumburg, Illinois, where a baby’s baptism party turned deadly in August 2018. Five family members, including Mary Louise Landers-Donahue, her parents, sister, and visiting aunt, were shot execution-style while a single infant survived unharmed. The investigation revealed a chilling plot orchestrated by husband Derek Donahue and his mistress Natalie Ruiz, involving murder for life insurance, divorce, and custody motives. Police uncovered gunshot residue, surveillance footage, and phone records, while Derek even tried to frame his 10-year-old son. Follow the step-by-step true crime investigation, police interrogation, courtroom trial, and sentencing in this gripping story of family betrayal, murder-for-hire, and shocking deception.


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True Crime Case FilesBy Ed O'Leahy