Police: Fla. man who killed wife, 4 stepchildren threatened woman with knife before slayings

Police: Fla. man attacked wife before slayings

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Police say a South Florida man who killed his estranged wife and four stepchildren went after the woman with a knife less than a year ago, telling her “you will be going to the morgue.”

The woman had locked herself inside a friend’s house until he left during that incident.

Riviera Beach Police say Natasha Whyte-Dell had a restraining order against her estranged husband, Patrick Dell. But a family friend says Dell followed the woman everywhere and was jealous and possessive.

Lydia Smith said Monday that Natasha Whyte-Dell thought her husband would change, despite his aggressive behavior.

Riviera Beach Police said the bodies of Whyte-Dell and the four stepchildren were found Monday inside their home. But Dell spared his two biological children. A 15-year-old is being treated at the hospital.

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RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police say a South Florida man who killed his estranged wife and four stepchildren went after the woman with a knife less than a year ago, telling her “you will be going to the morgue.”

The woman had locked herself in a bathroom until he left during that incident.

Riviera Beach Police say Natasha Whyte-Dell had a restraining order against her estranged husband, Patrick Dell. But a family friend says Dell followed the woman everywhere and was jealous and possessive.

Lydia Smith said Monday that Natasha Whyte-Dell thought her husband would change, despite his aggressive behavior.

Riviera Beach Police said the bodies of Whyte-Dell and the four stepchildren were found Monday inside their home. But Dell spared his two biological children. A 15-year-old is being treated at the hospital.

(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Corrects she locked herself inside a house, not a bathroom. AP Video.)