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Florida father and teen twins found dead in home in apparent murder-suicide

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Heller, V. (2026, October 3). Florida father and teen twins found dead in home in apparent murder-suicide. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16180509/Florida-father-teen-twins-murder-suicide.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-03 · by Victor Heller
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In Orange County, Florida, a 63-year-old man named Ivan Montiel Roa and his twin children, Carlo and Melanie Infantino, both aged 17, were found dead in their home following a well-being check by deputies. The father is believed to have murdered his children before taking his own life. Deputies discovered the twins with stab wounds in the living room while Roa’s body was found in the master bedroom. Police are treating it as a murder-suicide case.
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In Orange County, Florida, on Wednesday, police discovered the bodies of Carlo and Melanie Montiel Infantino, both 17 years old, along with their father Ivan Montiel Roa, 63, in an apparent murder-suicide. The grim scene was found after a concerned neighbor called 911 because they hadn't seen the family for about a week. Inside the home, the twins were discovered dead from multiple stab wounds in the living room, while their father was found deceased in the master bedroom. Police suspect that Montiel Roa killed his children before taking his own life; however, no details on how he died have been disclosed by authorities. The family’s tragedy is further compounded by the recent death of the twins' mother earlier in June, and the dissolution of their father's construction business in September.

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Topics

Florida Orange County Venezuela WESH 2 the Orlando Sentinel

Subjects

Melanie PERSON · 4× Carlo PERSON · 3× Florida GPE · 2× Ivan Montiel Roa PERSON · 2× Montiel Roa PERSON · 2× Orange County GPE · 2× WESH 2 ORG · 2× Carlo Montiel Infantino PERSON · 1× Montiel Roa's PERSON · 1× Venezuela GPE · 1×

Narrative

Deputies made a horrific discovery after receiving a well-being check call from a concerned neighbor in Orange County, Florida Ivan Montiel Roa, 63, is believed to have murdered his own teenage twins before taking his own life The three bodies were found inside their home.
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Claims (21 extracted, 2 hedged)

A father and his teenage twins were found dead inside their own house in Orange County, Florida, on Wednesday. asserted
father → find → Wednesday
The bodies of Carlo Montiel Infantino and his sister Melanie, both 17, were discovered alongside their dead father Ivan Montiel Roa, 63, after deputies responded to a well-being check. asserted
deputies → discover → check
A concerned neighbor called 911 after not seeing the family for about one week, officials said. asserted
officials → call → week
Upon entry to the home, the officers found the siblings already dead in the living room. asserted
siblings → find → room
Both reportedly had multiple stab wounds. uncertain
Both → have → wounds
The children's father was discovered dead in the master bedroom. asserted
father → discover → bedroom
The tragedy is being investigated as a murder-suicide. asserted
tragedy → investigate → suicide
Police believe Montiel Roa murdered Carlo and Melanie before taking his own life. asserted
Roa → believe → life
Montiel Roa's wife and Carlo and Melanie's mother passed away in June. asserted
Carlo → pass → June
The family was from Venezuela, according to her obituary. uncertain
family → accord → obituary
The twins' father worked as a realtor, his Facebook profile indicates. asserted
profile → work → realtor
He also owned a construction business that dissolved in late September, the Orlando Sentinel reported. asserted
Sentinel → own → September
Deputies made a horrific discovery after receiving a well-being check call from a concerned neighbor in Orange County, Florida Ivan Montiel Roa, 63, is believed to have murdered his own teenage twins before taking his own life The three bodies were found inside their home. asserted
bodies → make → home
The children were discovered in the living room while deputies found their father in the master bedroom On social media, Montiel Roa reposted comments about a 'new world order.' asserted
Roa → discover → order
In a Facebook post from December 2025, he appeared to reference a scene from The Dark Knight: 'Introduce a little anarchy, alter the established order and everything turns into chaos. asserted
everything → appear → chaos
Democrat state Representative Rita Harris, who lives nearby, told WESH 2: 'It's devastating as a mom, as a human being. asserted
It → live → being
There's a lot that can be done... making sure that we kind of wrap our arms around them and that they have what they need to get through what's going to be, I can imagine the most difficult time of their lives. asserted
I → be → lives
I am also thinking of the first responders and law enforcement officers who carry the weight of what they encounter in service to our community.' asserted
they → think → community
Frederick Corn, principal of Cypress Creek High School, which Carlo and Melanie attended, also told WESH 2 in a statement: 'I know I speak for our entire Cypress Creek community when I express the extreme grief we feel with this loss. asserted
we → attend → loss
Details on the exact time of the horrific murders or how the father killed himself were not available as of Saturday. asserted
father → kill → Saturday
The Daily Mail contacted the Orange County Sheriff's Office for updated information. asserted
Mail → contact → information
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