A homicidal family patriarch had become a dominant, isolated, figure inside his “filthy” northwest Pennsylvania home before opening fire with a weapon — linked to a previous domestic violence allegation — to kill eight people, officials said Thursday.
\n\nMatthew Stone, 45, died of a self-inflicted gunshot on Friday evening, bringing a tragic end to years of descent inside his home on Perry Street in Erie, authorities said.
\n\nToilets and sinks did not appear to be working and there were 2-liter bottles filled with urine were all over the house, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said.
\n\n“Detectives described the home as extremely filthy,” Lorah told reporters.
\n\nLoved ones painted a disturbing picture of Stone’s dominant role inside that house, police said.
\n\n“According to relatives, he controlled the family’s finances … and restricted when family members could leave the residence or spend time with relatives,” Lorah said.
\n\n“Family members told detectives that his behavior had been going on for years. They described Matthew becoming increasingly controlling after (wife and victim) Michelle (Stone) became pregnant with their first child. Over time, contact with extended family became more limited. Michelle stopped maintaining contact with friends. Our department also had a record of prior domestic…
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