An Oregon mother sent a YouTube “murder suicide” playlist to her ex-wife before killing their two children and herself Tuesday.
Ashley Palmer and Jenavie Palmer were involved in a custody battle when Ashley sent her former spouse a link to the playlist in a text message around midnight before the murder/ sudicide. The message included the words, “mother children murder suicide 2022,” along with the playlist.
Jenavie said she contacted police after receiving the text message and playlist link, they responded to the apartment but did not gain entry. Police told Jenavie to wait until morning to check on her children.
At approximately 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, police discovered the bodies of Ashley, the couple’s 6-year-old daughter Kayleana and their 8-year-old-son Xavier during a welfare check at Ashley’s apartment. According to police the victims died of gunshot wounds.
Ashley divorced Jenavie in 2018 and was facing the prospect of having to share custody of their children. She was due to return the children to Jenavie on Tuesday.
