Morgan Township, PA: Police Investigate Murder-Suicide Of Husband, Wife, Children

Teagarden Family Found Dead In Morgan Township, Greene County

POSTED: 6:57 am EDT September 26, 2011
MORGAN TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- The Teagardens -- a husband, wife and two children described by a friend as "the perfect little family" -- were found shot to death Sunday night at their rural home in Morgan Township, Greene County.
At a news conference, Trooper Bart Lemansky said state police from the Waynesburg station were sent to the house on Chartiers Road just after 10 p.m. to check on the family. The wife had been reported late for work, and a relative called 911 after looking through a window and seeing someone lying on the floor.

All four victims were found dead in the house. Police believe 42-year-old Kevin Teagarden killed his wife, Tammy, and their kids, 7-year-old Madison Mae and 1-year-old Kevin Jr., then took his own life, but they have not yet said how the killings were done.
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Rocky Nelson, a friend, said the Teagarden father was "a nice guy. He didn't party. He worked. He was really into his family, so it was a big shock to me when I heard about this."
Nelson added, "To me, they was like the perfect little family."
"He never mentioned any problems of any kind," said neighbor Don Bates, who, like Nelson, said the Teagardens seemed to be "a very happy family."

The couple was recently estranged, but other than that, police said there were no red flags like a protection from abuse order or a criminal history to show any trouble within the family. Police also said Teagarden's wife, Tammy, had not filed for a divorce.
News spread quickly to Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School, where Superintendent Donna Furnier was moved to tears upon learning that a third-grade student was one of the victims.
"Despite tragic times, it's a wonderful, warm community," Furnier said. "People care about each other, and this is just a dark time for everyone ."