Jan. 22, 2006: Husband, Father, Liar, Murderer

On January 22, 2006, police entered the Hopkinton, Massachusetts home of Neil Entwistle, his wife Rachel, and their three-year-old daughter, Lillian. Family members had been unable to reach the Entwistles and had grown understandably concerned. On a second search of the house, police found Rachel and Lillian both dead by gunshot wounds from a .22 caliber handgun.

Neil Entwistle was finally located at his parents home in Nottinghamshire, England. He claimed that after finding his wife and daughter dead, he went to borrow a gun from his father-in-law in order to kill himself. After he chickened out, however, he instead grabbed a flight to England.

Forensic evidence clearly indicated otherwise. Further investigation found that not only was his alibi a complete fabrication, but so was his entire life. Unknown to his family, he was hopelessly in debt and facing financial ruin. What little money he made was from spam email scams.

Authorties in England sent Entwistle back to the U.S. for trial. On June 26, 2008, he was sentenced to life without parole.

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