Chilling dispatch audio has revealed that the Michigan home where a family of eight was found dead in a suspected murder-suicide was “full of smoke.”
Kristopher Karolkiewicz, 47, and Amanda Karolkiewicz, 39, along with their six kids -– aged 5 to 15 –– were found dead with gunshot wounds Friday after fire crews rushed to a fire at the property in Grand Haven Township, officials said.
Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office said Kristopher Karolkiewicz died by suicide, while his wife and six children were killed in what officials labeled a murder-suicide.
Authorities added that multiple fires appear to have been intentionally set throughout the house after the killings.
“White smoke coming out of the window, house is full of smoke seen from the outside and smells electrical,” a woman can be heard saying in the 911 audio, obtained by Fox News.
The suspect’s wife, known as Mandy, had returned from a visit to China with their two adopted daughters just days before their deaths, according to the outlet.
Kristopher Karolkiewicz had worked as vice president of sales and marketing at the American Heart Association before his employment ended earlier this month, the nonprofit said in a statement.
Mandy accused her husband of having an affair with a younger intern in a 2024 post on Reddit’s “As One After Infidelity” sub-Reddit, the Detroit News reported.
