Grisly new details have surfaced surrounding the murder-suicide of a wealthy family in Massachusetts. Rakesh “Rick” Kamal, 57, shot his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Arianna, before taking his own life in their $4 million mansion. Despite appearing affluent, the Kamals were actually in deep debt and were facing eviction from their 11-bedroom home.
The police discovered the bodies after receiving a 911 call and entering the residence on December 28. A typed note inside the house directed the police to check three specific bedrooms on the second floor, each marked with a white sheet of paper. The bodies of the family members were found behind those doors, shocking both relatives and the local community.
It was revealed that Rick Kamal, who had filed for bankruptcy and was served with a foreclosure notice, owed a significant amount of money to his brother, Manoj. The financial pressures and stress had become overwhelming for the family, with Teena even expressing to Manoj that she felt like driving the family off a cliff due to the stress they were under.
The developer of the Kamals’ mansion, Marybeth Bisson, disclosed that Rick had been making excuses for missing mortgage payments and had asked her not to discuss the situation with his wife. Additionally, just days before the tragic incident, a fax was sent to add Manoj as a beneficiary to Teena’s $1.25 million life insurance policy.
Communication between family members and acquaintances revealed a sense of normalcy leading up to the event, with nothing seemingly out of the ordinary during their last FaceTime call on Christmas Day. However, Arianna had confided in her boyfriend about some family troubles, indicating that Teena wanted to leave Rick but that they were trying to work things out.
Rick had canceled plans and seemed to be preparing for his departure from the home in the days leading up to the murder-suicide. After not hearing from his brother for a while, Manoj went to the mansion, named “Enchanted Acres,” and discovered the tragic scene.
The Kamals had purchased the mansion for nearly $4 million, and the property’s estimated value was around $7 million. The unraveling of their financial troubles and the shocking event of the murder-suicide have left the community reeling from the revelations.