Northeast
Massachusetts police clued in to wealthy family's mansion murders with three sheets of paper and chilling note
Grisly new details emerged this week in the murder-suicide of a seemingly wealthy Massachussetts family who were all found shot to death late last year in their sprawling $4 million mansion, according to a new report.
Rakesh “Rick” Kamal, 57, fatally shot his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Arianna, as they slept in their beds three days after Christmas. He then climbed into a bathtub and turned the gun on himself, the Boston Globe reported.
While appearing affluent to outsiders, the Kamals were hopelessly buried in debt – and were scheduled for eviction from their 11-bedroom Dover mansion nestled on five acres the day of the slayings.
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Rakesh Kamal, 57, (right) shot his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Arianna, before turning the gun on himself in their Dover, Massachusetts, mansion. (Paula Swift Photography/ USA TODAY NETWORK)
Responding to a 911 call, police entered the residence on Dec. 28 and found a typed note addressed to the person who was scheduled to pick up the keys, according to the local newspaper’s account of a 63-page police report.
“Please note,” it read. “Before entering call the Police to first check three bedrooms on the second floor. Each room will be marked by a white sheet of paper.”
Police found each of the bodies behind those demarcated doors.
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Rakesh Kamal, 57, (right) shot his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Arianna, before turning the gun on himself in their Dover, Massachusetts, mansion. (Paula Swift Photography)
The calculated killings shocked relatives and convulsed the wealthy local community.
Neighbors in Dover – a suburb of Boston – knew Rick Kamal as a wealthy entrepreneur and dedicated father.
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But beneath their veneer of wealth, the family were drowning in debt and stress.
Rick – who had filed for bankruptcy and been served with a foreclosure notice three months before the killings – owed his brother Manoj $150,000. The sibling had given his brother the loans in a string of $5,000 increments, according to the Globe.
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Police investigating the murder-suicide of the Kamal family. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The broke businessman was also given money by his mother, and he eventually sank her bank account to nearly nothing.
Aware of their mounting financial pressures, Teena recently told Manoj that she wanted to “drive their family off a cliff due to the recent stress they were under,” according to the report.
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Manoj – who found the bodies and called police – told investigators that his brother had spun a web of deceit for years on end.
“[Manoj] thinks every conversation he has had with Rakesh the past five years was a lie,” his wife’s sister told police.
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Rakesh “Rick” Kamal fatally shot his daughter Arianna, 18, and his wife, Teena, before turning the gun on himself Dec. 28.
Marybeth Bisson, the developer of the Kamals’ enormous home, also financed its sale to the family.
She told investigators that Rick had begun concocting excuses for missing mortgage payments and pleaded with her not to discuss the situation with his wife.
On Dec. 23, five days before the killings, a fax was sent to the company holding Teena’s $1.25 million life insurance policy to add Manoj as a beneficiary.
The Globe reported that the Kamals FaceTimed with relatives in India on Christmas Day and that there was nothing out of the ordinary about the exchange.
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Aerial view of the Kamal family’s Dover, Massachusetts mansion, where the father killed his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself. (Google Street View)
Rick texted his brother the following day to cancel a scheduled get-together. He also texted Arianna’s boyfriend to nix his upcoming visit to the family.
The boyfriend told police that Arianna had confided some of her family’s troubles to him, hinting at one point that Teena wanted to leave her father but that they seemed to be on the mend.
At the same time, Rick was in regular communication with his home’s developer to discuss his departure.
After not hearing from his brother for several days, Manoj went to the home, known as “Enchanted Acres,” and called 911.
The Kamals bought the mansion for just under $4 million, according to records. The Zillow estimate for the 20,000-square-foot compound is nearly $7 million.
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Pittsburg, PA
‘Nonsense’: Country singer hits back with real reason why show was cancelled
Morgan Wallen has made plenty of headlines in recent days, but he’s been forced to speak out about “nonsense” rumours after cancelling a recent show.
The singer, 33, addressed why he cancelled his Pittsburgh show over the weekend on his Instagram stories on Sunday, days after his mid-performance meltdown.
Country singer Morgan Wallen has hit back at the ‘nonsense’ surrounding his recently cancelled show in Pittsburgh due to wind. Instagram/@morganwallen
“This morning, my team walked on the bus and told me they had been consulting with local officials and that I should cancel my show in Pittsburgh tonight and I said, ‘Why?’” the country singer explained.
“They said that there was going to be strong winds in the area, and I said, ‘OK.’ So, that is what I did in that moment, and I trusted my team.”
Wallen said that he was aware that the forecasted winds hadn’t hit Pittsburg, but had hit nearby areas in Pennsylvania, which was a big reason why they made the call to cancel.
“The truth of the matter is, I have a large stage that, in those conditions, could become fatal to a lot of folks around it. So, I did the best I could with the information I had in that moment,” he continued.
Wallen then hit back at rumours that have been swirling around because he wanted to clear the air.
“I’ve been seeing a lot of nonsense about me that is simply not true, and I just wanted to clear the air,” he continued.
“I think my true fans know that that’s not how I operate in general, but I had to say it.”
Wallen’s video came hours after it was announced that the second Pittsburgh show of his Still The Problem Tour was cancelled.
“After talking with local officials and my team, there is no choice but to cancel tonight’s show due to severe adverse weather conditions expected throughout the rest of the day and night,” he wrote online.
“Safety for my fans and crew is the highest priority.”
Wallen added that refunds would also be available for ticket holders.
The singer’s stadium tour will continue until August 1. Getty
But fans were not impressed and plenty of people slammed him for cancelling the show, even though the weather had reportedly cleared before he would have hit the stage.
Wallen made headlines earlier this month after an on-stage meltdown when he experienced issues with his piano on stage, flipping it and breaking it in front of the audience.
The country singer was mid-song when the piano malfunctioned, so he pushed it, flipping it. Instagram/@countrycentral
He was performing the hit Sand In My Boots when the tech issue started and decided to push it over.
The audience gasped as the piano seemingly broke, before the singer walked off and continued the song a cappella.
Connecticut
Person shot in New Haven; injuries not believed life-threatening, police say
In a post on X, New Haven Police Department said officers were out with a shooting victim in the area of Orchard and Charles streets at 6:43 p.m.
Police said the victim’s injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
New Haven police Officer Christian Bruckhart said the scene was still active as of 6:45 p.m.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Maine
Maine astronaut Jessica Meir shares stunning aurora view from ISS
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, (WGME) — Maine native and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is giving us a look into her view from the International Space Station.
Meir shared this breathtaking view on X Sunday. It’s a stunning aurora show.
Meir is the commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission.
Maine native and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is giving us a look into her view from the International Space Station. (Courtesy of Jessica Meir)
She says there is a lot going on right now on the space station.
A few days ago, astronauts had to deal with a leak.
Meir says everyone on board is safe and happy to see the spectacular views.
The SpaceX Crew-12 has been up in the stars for 115 days.
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