In the early hours of September 17, 2015, the quiet community of Platte, South Dakota, was shattered by a tragedy that claimed the lives of an entire family. Among the victims was Michael Westerhuis, a 16-year-old Caucasian male, who died alongside his mother, Nicole, and his three younger siblings, Connor, Jaeci, and Kailey. The subsequent investigation into the devastating house fire that consumed their rural home would uncover a grim tale of murder and suicide orchestrated by the family patri
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