2007 Carnation murders

Familicide of the Anderson family in 2007 December 2025 December 2014 2007 Carnation murders SR-203-CarnationWA.png Carnation, where the murders took place Near Carnation, Washington, US December 24, 2007 Massacre, mass shooting, Familicide 6 0 * Michele Kristen Anderson Joseph Thomas McEnroe * Smith & Wesson Model 19 .357 Magnum revolver 9mm semi-automatic pistol Financial dispute The Carnation murders were a mass murder that occurred on December 24, 2007, near Carnation, Washington, United States, a small rural town 25 mi km east of Seattle. The murders took place in the home of Wayne Scott Anderson and Judy Anderson. Six people, comprising three generations of the Anderson family, were killed. Victims Six people were killed: Wayne Scott Anderson, 60, a Boeing Tool Engineering Manager and husband of Judy Anderson Judy Anderson, 61, a postal worker, and wife of Wayne Scott Anderson Scott Anderson, 32, son of Wayne and Judy Erica Mantle Anderson, 32, wife of Scott Olivia Anderson, 5, daughter of Scott and Erica Nathan Anderson, 3, son of Scott and Erica Crime According to testimony, Joseph Thomas McEnroe and Michele Kristen Anderson armed themselves and drove their pickup to the home of her parents, Wayne and Judy Anderson, on the afternoon of December 24, 2007. https://books.google.com/books?id=0YzgDAAAQBAJ&q=%22michele+anderson%22&pg=PA39 Mass and Serial Murder in America Springer Publishing Christine M. Sarteschi August 18, 2016 39–40 978-3-319-44281-5 April 21, 2017 Once inside, McEnroe distracted Judy Anderson, who was wrapping Christmas gifts, while Michele attempted to shoot her father. Michele's gun jammed, so McEnroe killed Wayne and then Judy Anderson. The two then dragged the bodies outside and carefully cleaned the home and waited for Michele Anderson's older brother, Scott, his wife, Erica, both 32, and their two young children to arrive.https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Carnation-suspects-tell-officers-of-victims-1260062.php Carnation suspects tell officers of victims' frantic, final moments Scott Gutierrez Seattle Post-Intelligencer December 28, 2007 February 20, 2020 Once the family arrived, Michele Anderson shot her brother several times, killing him. McEnroe and Anderson shot Erica Anderson. Wounded, she managed to get to the home's cordless phone and dialed 9-1-1. The connection only lasted a few seconds and dispatchers heard what sounded to them like people arguing at a party. McEnroe was able to grab the phone from her, tore the batteries out of the receiver, and smashed it on the floor.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVDiTNw2TwY https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/FVDiTNw2TwY 2021-12-21 live Crime Watch Daily: 6 Family Members Murdered on Christmas Eve - Pt. 1 November 18, 2015 February 20, 2020 Crime Watch Daily YouTube McEnroe delivered the fatal shot to Erica, and he then shot and killed the children, 5-year-old Olivia and 3-year-old Nathan, at the request of Anderson because they didn't want witnesses and said the children would be scarred for life having seen their parents killed. All 6 victims were shot in the head.2016-01-25 Trial begins for second Christmas Eve killer https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/trial-begins-for-second-christmas-eve-killer/281-67122216 2025-04-28 king5.com en-US The pair had fired a combined total of 16 shots.2016-04-21 Michele Anderson sentenced to life without parole for 2007 Carnation massacre https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/crime/michele-anderson-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-2007-carnation-massacre/281-147154418 2025-04-28 WZZM13.com en-US Police were dispatched to the scene in response to the 9-1-1 call, but the gate to the property was locked and the officers decided not to investigate further. The gate was only locked because Michele Anderson had run out to lock it after she realized Erica's 9-1-1 call went through. The bodies were discovered two days later, on December 26, when Judy's best friend and co-worker Linda Thiele went to the home to see why she was absent from work. She looked in the window and saw bodies on the floor, so she called 9-1-1. She initially thought she was looking at the bodies of Wayne and Judy, but they turned out to be Scott's and Erica's bodies. While King County detectives were at the property in response to Thiele's 9-1-1 call, McEnroe and Michele Anderson drove up and were brought in for questioning. Eventually, both of them admitted to the murders and were arrested. Prosecutors told jurors the motive for the killings was money. Anderson alleged her brother owed her money and she believed that she had been slighted and mistreated by her parents and brother. Arrests Arrested and indicted as the perpetrators of the killings were Michele Kristen Anderson (who was unemployed) and her boyfriend, Joseph Thomas McEnroe (a Target employee), both aged 29.Suspect in Carnation slayings is related to victims, police say The Seattle Times December 27, 2007 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004092938_webthreedead26m.html Amy Roe Sonia Krishnan Christina Siderius https://web.archive.org/web/20080212042129/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004092938_webthreedead26m.html February 12, 2008 They were each charged with six counts of first-degree murder.https://www.foxnews.com/story/washington-family-murder-suspect-apologized-then-shot-kids-to-death/ Washington Family Murder Suspect Apologized, Then Shot Kids to Death Fox News December 29, 2007 December 19, 2014 Associated Press live https://web.archive.org/web/20150119004927/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/12/29/washington-family-murder-suspect-apologized-then-shot-kids-to-death/ January 19, 2015 Michele is the younger sister of Scott and the youngest child of Wayne and Judy. The suspects waived their right to appear in court. Police say they confessed to the killings.Michele Anderson, convicted of killing family members, gets 6 life sentences KIRO-TV April 21, 2016 https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/michele-anderson-convicted-of-killing-6-family-members-to-be-sentenced/233177814/ February 20, 2020 Trial and sentencing McEnroe confessed to the murders in January 2014 in an effort to avoid execution.http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Man-admits-to-Carnation-killings-in-bid-to-dodge-5129224.php Man admits to Carnation killings in bid to dodge death sentence Seattle Post-Intelligencer January 9, 2014 December 19, 2014 Pulkkinen Levi On December 19, 2014, a 16-member jury was selected to hear the case against McEnroe.http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025273228_mcenroejuryxml.html Jurors selected for first trial in 2007 Carnation killings The Seattle Times December 19, 2014 December 20, 2014 Green Sara Jean On March 25, 2015, the jury found Joseph McEnroe guilty of aggravated first-degree murder on all six counts. On May 13, 2015, Joseph McEnroe, who had several severe meltdowns during trial, was sentenced to life in prison, and avoided the death penalty, mainly due to a statewide moratorium on the death penalty by then-governor Jay Inslee.https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/gov-jay-inslee-announces-capital-punishment-moratorium Gov. Jay Inslee announces capital punishment moratorium February 11, 2014 Jaime Smith The Office of the Governor of Washington December 3, 2018 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185354/http://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/gov-jay-inslee-announces-capital-punishment-moratorium dead On March 4, 2016, Michele Anderson was found guilty of six counts of aggravated first-degree murder. She was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2016.http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/michele-anderson-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-6-relatives/ Green Sara Jean Michele Anderson sentenced to life for killing 6 in her family in Carnation The Seattle Times April 21, 2016 April 21, 2017 McEnroe is currently imprisoned in the Washington State Penitentiary and Anderson is currently imprisoned in the Washington Corrections Center for Women.https://www.doc.wa.gov/information/inmate-search/ Inmate Search | Washington State Department of Corrections doc.wa.gov November 13, 2023 References Category:Mass shootings involving revolvers External links http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/timeline-of-carnation-killings-anderson-murder-trial/ 8-plus years: A timeline of the Carnation murder case The Seattle Times April 21, 2016 Category:2007 in Seattle Category:2007 mass shootings in the United States Category:2007 murders in the United States Category:Attacks during Christmas celebrations in the United States Category:Deaths by firearm in Washington (state) Category:December 2007 crimes in the United States Category:Familicides in the United States Category:2007 mass murders Category:2000s mass murders in the United States Category:Mass shootings in Washington (state) Category:Murder in Washington (state) Category:Mass shootings involving semi-automatic pistols in the United States