Tate McCoy Spillett

Death by Force

In the quiet town of Preston, Idaho, a heartbreaking story unfolded on February 19, 2017, forever altering the lives of a local family. Seven-year-old Tate McCoy Spillett, a White male, was found deceased in his home, the victim of a shocking act of violence that also claimed the lives of his two siblings. The devastating event, which took place in the early hours of a Sunday morning, was not discovered until late that afternoon when a family friend made the grim discovery and alerted the author ...Read More

The Salt Lake Tribune: Preston police find four bodies in southeastern Idaho home

Idaho State Journal: Father fatally shoots three of his children and then kills self at Southeast Idaho home

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