Two parents and their nine-year-old daughter have mysteriously been found dead at their stunning South Carolina home.
The bodies of Richard Samarel, 54, his wife Lina, 45, and little Samantha were discovered on Friday morning.
Police from Spartansburg County Sheriff’s Office arrived at their Greer residence following a 911 call from a concerned neighbor.
Upon entering they discovered the three bodies inside the $783,000 five bed, six bathroom home and determined there was no threat to the public.
In a statement, police said that other residents of the home were in school at the time of the incident.
No further information has been shared on how the three died and if the deaths were the result of a crime or some other circumstance.
Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office did tell WYFF that they did not believe there was any threat to the public.
But they refused to say whether that meant they were investigating the deaths as an accident or murder-suicide.
A social media profile for Lina Samarel indicate the couple also has a young son and another daughter, who have likely been orphaned by the terrible tragedy.
The bodies of Lina Samarel, 45, and her nine-year-old daughter Samantha were among three discovered at their South Carolina home on Friday morning
Richard Samarel, 54, was also found dead at the property after police entered the residence
The family were found dead at their $780,000 Greer home after a concerned neighbor called the police
The family were identified by the coroner’s office which put their time of death between 10:20 am and 11:29 am Friday.
‘More information will be released at the appropriate time once both the Coroner’s Office and this agency can further their respective investigations of this incident,’ the police said in a statement.
Richard Samarel’s Facebook profile indicates he is originally from Cream Ridge, New Jersey.
He previously worked as an equities manager at Bloomberg LP.
Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office deputies are pictured at the scene of the disturbing deaths
His wife is Colombian and said she used to work for the US Department of Veteran Affairs.
The high-flying couple married in December 2009, according to Richard’s Facebook profile.
They lived in a 5,100 square foot home which was built in 2019, according to Zillow.
Family and friends regularly left glowing comments under the young family enjoying their lives and the social media profiles give no indication as to any trouble.
The property is in Greer, a city nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains which combines historic buildings and small town charm with city living.
According to NextDoor, Greer has a significantly lower crime rate of 17.86 per 1000 people, compared to the national average 33.37 per 1000 people.
