{"id":1462,"date":"2026-06-07T13:35:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2026-06-07T13:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:35:37","slug":"family-of-killer-california-mom-who-slaughtered-husband-and-6-day-old-reveals-chilling-final-hours-before-bloodbath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1462","title":{"rendered":"Family of killer California mom who slaughtered husband and 6-day-old reveals chilling final hours before bloodbath"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A California family\u2019s joyful gathering just hours after welcoming a newborn turned into a horrifying murder-suicide, after authorities say a mother fatally shot her husband and two young children before taking her own life in North Hills.<\/p>\n

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Marine Basmajian, 30, killed her husband Khajag Basmajia, 31, and their two children, 2-year-old Alec and six-day-old baby Ella, inside the family\u2019s home on Londelius Street on May 27, just before 8 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.<\/p>\n

She then turned the gun on herself.<\/p>\n

Officials said the couple\u2019s home situation had recently shifted after they were staying temporarily at Khajag\u2019s parents\u2019 residence in North Hills due to safety concerns.<\/p>\n

The tragedy unfolded in a home tied to Khajag\u2019s parents, where the couple had been living after their Winnetka property was reportedly burglarized twice in two years.<\/p>\n

Family members said the break-ins left Marine especially frightened.<\/p>\n

After the first burglary, Khajag purchased a handgun for protection, the same firearm later used in the killings, according to relatives.<\/p>\n

What makes the case even more disturbing is what happened the night before the violence.<\/p>\n

Family members said the household had gathered to celebrate the birth of infant Ella, who was just six days old.<\/p>\n

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The evening reportedly included music, pizza, and dancing with family.<\/p>\n

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Arthur Shamlyan, Marine\u2019s brother, described the scene, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were all at the family house and they were dancing, eating pizza, listening to music,\u201d Arthur Shamlyan told the Daily Mail. \u201cThe family is very close.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the aftermath, relatives have been struggling to understand what led to the killings.<\/p>\n

Some believe Marine may have been suffering from severe postpartum psychosis, a condition that can cause a break from reality following childbirth, bringing hallucinations, delusions, confusion and extreme mood changes.<\/p>\n

Shamlyan said: \u201cPostpartum depression is the only thing that we can think of because what she did was not like her.\u201d<\/p>\n

The LAPD continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the North Hills tragedy.<\/p>\n

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