Ohio woman finds former in-laws dead in murder-suicide on birthday

Ohio police say Stefan Pascu, 71, shot and killed his former parents-in-law, Sorin and Emilia Ciortan, both 71, before taking his own life in their North Royalton home. Their daughter, Raluca, discovered the scene on her birthday after seeing Pascu’s car outside and calling 911.

Investigators describe the deaths as an isolated murder-suicide, apparently linked to Pascu’s anger over a divorce from Raluca a decade earlier; they said there was no further threat to the public. Court records show Pascu had been involved in domestic relations cases dating back to 2003, and he bought the house in 2006, shortly after his first divorce was finalised.