Family poisoned themselves because they feared ‘pending apocalypse’, examiners find

SPRINGVILLE, Utah — Medical examiners have ruled that a family of five found dead in their Utah home all died from poisoning, likely because the parents were concerned about a “pending apocalypse.”Parents Benjamin and Kristi Strack died from self-inflicted poisoning,according to a report by KSTU which cited authorities and documents released on Tuesday.The Strack’s 18-year-old son found all five bodies in the parents’ bedroom on Sept. 27. The parents and the 14-year-old were found in the bed while the other two children were found on mattresses next to the bed, according to the Springville Police Chief J. Scott Finlayson.

by eunice vasquez