Indian-Origin Techie Anand Henry Named Suspect In Family Murder-Suicide in US

Anand Henry, a 42-year-old former Meta software engineer, and his wife, Alice Benziger, 36, were found dead in the bathroom of their home in Alameda de las Pulgas on Monday morning

Anand and Alice were found dead with gunshot wounds inside a bathroom. ( Image Source :Facebook )

An Indian-origin techie is suspected of killing his wife and twin sons before turning a gun on himself in a gruesome murder-suicide in California, US, officials said.

Anand Henry, a 42-year-old former Meta software engineer, and his wife, Alice Benziger, 36, were found dead in the bathroom of their home in Alameda de las Pulgas on Monday morning, according to the San Mateo Police Department.

The Police found a 9 mm handgun registered to Henry lying on the bathroom floor by their bodies.

The 4-year-old twin boys, however, did not die from gunfire. The two children showed no signs of trauma and authorities are yet to determine their cause of death.

“Our investigation shows Benziger succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds, while Henry suffered from a single shot. The cause of death for the minor boys is still pending pathology, but we can confirm they did not die from gunfire or show signs of bodily trauma,” police statement said on Thursday.

Police have alleged that Henry was responsible for all four deaths. 

Henry used to work at Meta as a software engineer and before that for Google in a similar role, as per his LinkedIn profile. Meta didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, the Los Angeles Times reported.

He was working in artificial intelligence at the time of his death, according to his profile. Benziger worked for Zillow as a data scientist.

The couple, hailing from Kerala, both attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

According to the police, the couple had no history of violence at the home and the only time the cops came to the house was when the family reported seeing a mountain lion in the backyard.

According to court records, the husband filed for divorce in December 2016 but apparently did not go through with it.

But when people who knew the family could not get in contact with them over the weekend, police responded to the scene to do a wellness check, according to the department.

The suspected murder-suicide is believed to have occurred Saturday afternoon, the police said.

“Our investigation into the motive for this tragedy continues. While we can’t undo this horrific incident, we would like to share with our community both domestic violence and mental health resources, because there is help and/or assistance out there, and something like this does not need to happen again,” the department added in a statement on Facebook.