Bank worker shot dead wife in
murder suicide in their new $600,000 dream home
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Julian Knott, 45, and Alita Knott, 47, were
found deceased inside their home at 12 Log Road in the Lake Hopatcong section
of Jefferson Township at around 1 a.m. Sunday
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There was no evidence of outside intrusion
into the home, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said
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The couple's daughter, Kayleigh Knott, posted
a photo of her parents on Instagram shortly after they were found saying
'heaven gained two angels'
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No motive for the deaths has been released
The deaths of a husband and wife whose bodies were found in their
New Jersey home Sunday morning have been ruled a murder-suicide police
announced Tuesday, as the couple's daughter said she had 'inner peace' knowing
her parents were now 'stress-free.'
The Morris County Prosecutor's
Office and Jefferson Police said in a joint statement that a preliminary
investigation shows both 45-year-old Julian Knott and 47-year-old Alita Knott -
who moved to the U.S. from Britain - died of gunshot wounds.
No other information about the
deaths, including any motive, has been released.
But the couple's daughter,
Kayleigh Knott, posted a photo of her parents on her Instagram account shortly
after they were discovered.
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Murder suicide: A preliminary
investigation shows both 45-year-old Julian Knott and 47-year-old Alita Knott -
who moved to the U.S. from Britain - died of gunshot wounds. The couple are
pictured in happier times
The Arizona State University
student, who was presumably away at school when the shocking murder suicide
took place, wrote: 'On July 5th, 2014, heaven gained two very special angels...
My mother and my father.
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'Although I am heartbroken that
they will never see me graduate college, will never be there to see me get
married or to be grandparents for my children, I can still have my inner peace
knowing that they are now stress free in a much better place.'
She said she trusted that it was
all part of a bigger plan.
Referring to her two teenage
brothers, she wrote: 'Now it's just me, my brothers, and betsy, and we will be
just fine with our angels watching over us... Life is so incredibly beautiful
and I can't wait to see what the world has in store for me. Rest in Peace mummy
and daddy, stay close.'
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Inner peace: The couple's
daughter, Kayleigh Knott, pictured left and right, posted a photo of her
parents on her Instagram account shortly after they were discovered
According to Julian Knott's
LinkedIn profile, he worked for JPMorgan Chase for several years, most recently
as the executive director of its Global Network Operations Center in Whippany.
The family moved from Shoreham in
England to Dublin, Ohio, for Mr Knott's job and the moved to New Jersey only
recently.
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric
Knapp said Sunday that Jefferson Township Police were called to the home at 12
Log Road in Lake Hopatcong at around 1 a.m. that day on a report of two
unconscious adults.
The husband and wife were
discovered by officers deceased inside the property.
There was no evidence of outside
intrusion into the home, Knapp said, and 'no cause for concern to the
community.'
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Dead: Husband and wife, Julian
Knott, 45, and Alita Knott, 47, pictured, were found dead in their New Jersey
home
The Star Ledger identified
Alita Knott as a sales associate at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in
the Chester/Hackettstown Office.
Spokeswoman Aglaia Pikounis told
the newspaper: 'We are terribly saddened by the news.' She refused to comment
further citing the ongoing investigation into the deaths.
Mrs Knott's agent profile on the
real estate website says she was born in the Philippines and worked as a
teacher there for a few years.
She then moved to Bahrain and was
able to travel extensively with her job.
'After meeting my husband while
working in London, I married, had three children and started my own pre-school
nursery business, which I still own,' she writes.
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Mystery: It's not clear how the
couple, pictured, died or whether it is being investigated as a murder suicide.
No cause of death for the couple has been released
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Scene: Morris County Prosecutor
Fredric Knapp said Jefferson Township Police were called to the home, pictured,
at 12 Log Road in Lake Hopatcong at around 1 a.m. Sunday morning on a report of
two unconscious adults
Her profile said her husband's
work took them to Dublin, Ohio, and then more recently to New Jersey.
The nursery, Quay Side Tots,
acknowledged the deaths with a note on its website and said the facility would
be closed until further notice.
The note reads: 'Unfortunately we
have received the news today (7th July) that the owner of Quayside Tots
Playgroup, Alita, and her husband have passed away. Our thoughts and prayers
are with their family and friends. For legal reasons the playgroup will now not
reopen until further notice.'
Neighbor Agnes Mysliwiec, 44,
told the Star Ledger late on Sunday that she didn't know the couple personally,
but they had moved to the street recently.
The family home was purchased in
May for $600,000.
The two story, 4,250sqft home has
4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms.
Authorities did not reveal who
first discovered the bodies and called police.
The couple have three children,
though it's not known if any were home at the time of the deaths.
No further information is being
released to the public at this time, Knapp said.
The Morris County Sheriff's
Office CIS and Major Crime's Unit assisted at the scene.
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