Former airline pilot and conspiracy theorist 'shot dead his two teenage children and his dog before turning the gun on himself'(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/07/article-2275258-176A89CF000005DC-353_634x373.jpg)
Murder suicide: Philip Marshall is accused of shooting his children Alex, right, and Macaila Marshall, left, before turning the gun on himselfQuoteA pilot who wrote a conspiracy theory book about 9/11 is dead after he shot his two teenage children and family dog before turning the gun on himself.
Relatives and friends of Phillip Marshall were stunned by the violent crime which took place in Calaveras County on Saturday.
Their bodies were discovered when friends of the teens went to the family home on Sandalwood Drive and looked through the windows, they could see 54-year-old Phillip Marshall lying on the floor in a pool of blood.
QuoteMicalia Phillips, 14, and her 17-year-old brother Alex, were also found dead at the home inside the gated Forrest Meadows community.
Sheriff's Sgt Chris Hewitt says when deputies arrived around 3pm on Saturday, they found the victims dead of apparent gunshot wounds in what they believe is a murder suicide.
The tragedy came as a shock for those living in the small town.
'Alex is a junior, played football. Micaela was a bright bubbly freshman,' Michael Chimente told CBS Sacramento.
The Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275258/Phillip-Marshall-Former-airline-pilot-conspiracy-theorist-shot-dead-teenage-children-dog-turning-gun-himself.html#axzz2KWPgP8yX)