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(NewsNation) — A New Hampshire woman who murdered her husband and two of her children before killing herself was accused of embezzling money from her job before the murder-suicide.
Emily Long spoke openly about her history of depression on social media and her husband, Ryan Long, had recently been diagnosed with brain cancer.
On Aug. 18, the couple and their 8-year-old son, Parker, and 6-year-old daughter, Ryan, were found dead inside their home. A third child, a 3-year-old, was not physically harmed and was placed in the care of family.
The deaths were ruled a murder-suicide, and authorities have urged people not to speculate about the cause as they continue to investigate.
New information has come to light with reports that Long had embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Wing-Itz chicken wings chain she worked for.
She was employed as the director of operations of the chain, which has several locations in New Hampshire.
Owner Derek Fisher said an accountant noticed lots of handwritten checks being deposited to Long’s account between January 2023 and last month, when the checks were discovered.
Fisher said he felt he had to go to police because the total was more than $660,000 but he was also trying to be patient due to Long’s circumstances.
He said he doesn’t know why Long took the money or what she spent it on.
Given the circumstances, Fisher said he will not take any legal action to try to recover the funds and hopes that any remaining money will go to the surviving child.