Three Burned Bodies Found In Van Were All Shot To Death
Posted October 23, 2007 12:00 pm.
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A terrible case of murder has taken a staggering twist with a surprising new revelation – three women found burned beyond recognition in a van in King Township last week didn’t die because of the fire. An autopsy reveals all three suffered fatal gunshot wounds before the flames were lit.
But the fire did its terrible work and the remains were charred so badly, only one has been positively identified. She’s 47-year-old Zu Ling He, the wife of the man at the centre of this mystery. It began early in the morning of October 14th when a victim identified as Bao (Kenny) Mac came to a home in the neighbourhood at 7th Concession and 16th Sideroad at 2am, pleading for those inside to call 911. He was badly burned and barely alive himself, as the shocked residents hurried to call authorities.
When police arrived, they discovered the charred ruins of the van and the people inside so badly burned, investigators at first thought there were only two victims. A third was only discovered the next day. Mac remains in hospital in a medically induced coma as doctors try to treat his extensive wounds.
Authorities have been unable to locate his four-year-old daughter and 22-year-old step-daughter and officials fear they may have perished inside that car. But until DNA tests are done, police won’t be able to definitively put a name to the victims. Tests have shown both are female.
The entire story remains shrouded in mystery. The registration on the van led police back to a residence on Barnsley Ct. in the Warden and Ellesmere area, where they found a marijuana grow op in the basement. But whether the family had any connection to it still hasn’t been positively established. And cops still don’t know the exact motives for the shocking slayings.
They admit it could be a triple murder-attempted suicide, bolstered by the fact that Mac didn’t have any bullet wounds. But they also haven’t ruled out the possibility that, because of the drug connection, it could have been some kind of organized crime hit.
The only living witness remains in critical condition in hospital as police continue to wait for their chance to question him.
