ATHLETE'S FAMILY KILLED BEFORE FIRE, INVESTIGATORS SAY.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Police now believe the wife and young son of former University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). football player Mariet Ford were killed before someone set their home on fire last week. The bodies of Tessie Ford, 31, and Mariet ``Mo Mo'' Ford Jr., 3, were found in the charred home Thursday. ``From my assessment there's no doubt (the son) died from a blow to the head,'' said homicide inspector John McGinness of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department (SSD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Sacramento County, California. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Sacramento County, as well as incorporated cities within the county who have . ``There was evidence of trauma to the little boy's skull. My gut also says he may have died before his mother, but there's no way to determine actual time of death, especially since the bodies were burned.'' In addition, an examination of both victims showed no signs of smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. or tracheal tracheal pertaining to or emanating from trachea. tracheal aspiration see transtracheal aspiration. tracheal band sign on contrast radiography of a dilated esophagus, the impression made ventrally by the trachea. burning, which would have suggested they died in fire, McGinness said. The deaths are being investigated as a triple homicide because Ford was expecting to give birth to another child next month. The inspector said that while there is a lot of physical evidence still to be analyzed, some elements of the crime are becoming clear. ``Whoever did this was in a state of rage,'' McGinness said. ``It was made to look like a burglary, but if a burglar encounters someone at home, he's not going to take time to burn bodies. The house would also have been incredibly messy if someone was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. valuables. There was more of a methodical movement of items.'' Fred Williams, a friend of Mariet Ford, said the former Cal receiver, who played from 1981 to 1982, is ``shocked and in disbelief.'' ``But his friends and family have stepped up and are supporting him,'' said Williams. ``His parents arrived in town (from Mississippi on Friday). There's nobody like mom and dad to help you through this, but the road ahead is not going to be easy. It's the most devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. thing in his life. But if you know Mariet, you know he's the type of person who will get through it.'' |
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