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Utah Family's Death Stumps Investigators, Relatives
Family of five died inside home near Salt Lake City.
— -- Police have been baffled by the unsolved death of a family of five found inside their home near Salt Lake City.
Relatives of Benjamin and Kristi Strack found the couple and their three children dead inside the master bedroom of their home in Springville, Utah, Sept. 27, according to police search warrants.
Investigators wrote that they believed the family died from an "accidental or intentional poisoning" and that "somebody had to position the bodies after they were deceased."
"This is the first time I've ever gone into a home and found an entire family dead in one room," Springville Police Lt. David Caron said.
The couple's three children - Benson, 14, Emery, 12, and Zion, 11 - were found lying around the bed, covered with sheets. A red liquid was found next to each body.
"Emery was just beautiful and loved every little animal out there," said Jacob Strack, the brother of Benjamin Strack, who is acting as the family's spokesman.
"Zion was just sweet and every time you were around him, you just couldn't help but be happy and Benson was just a giant goofball."
Inside the home, police found 12 opened and empty bottles of nighttime cold, flu and allergy medication, empty sleep aid boxes and some marijuana, according to search warrants. They also found a pitcher of red juice, a bucket of yellow liquid, several empty drinking cups and bottles and a pair of slippers with a spot of blood on them.
First responders originally believed a carbon monoxide leak may have caused the deaths, but Kristi's mother told them "there was no carbon monoxide leak" when she showed up to the house. She also added that "she couldn't believe she would do this to the kids" but didn't clarify her statements to police.
"It's surprising," said Emily Stone, who organized a recent vigil for the family. "It's a little bit upsetting to me that those kind of things were found out."
Police in Springville are awaiting toxicology results next month that could pinpoint an exact cause of death, Caron said in a statement.
Court records show the couple had a history of legal and financial problems, and had gone through court-ordered drug treatment several years ago, according to the Associated Press.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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