Reha Ramachandran

Reha Ramachandran (January 4, 1987 – August 5, 1998) was an 11-year-old child who was mortally wounded by her 40-year-old father Natarajan, who also killed his 36-year-old wife Kalpara and 7-year-old son Raj before committing suicide in the family home at at 12376 Clareth Drive in the Crossfields neighborhood of Herndon on August 3, 1998.[1][2]

Initially expected to survive her wound, Reha's brain unexpectedly started to swell and she died on the afternoon of August 5 at the Inova Fairfax Hospital.[3][4]

The ghosts of both Reha and her brother Raj have continued to haunt the home where they were murdered.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Melillo, Wendy, and Erica Beshears. "Man Kills Wife, Son, Self, Police Say." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 4 Aug. 1998. Web. 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Redmon, Jeremy. "Girl lives, 3 in family killed: Police suspect murder-suicide in Reston." Washington Times [Washington, DC] 4 Aug. 1998: 7.General Reference Center GOLD. Web. 26 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Koren, Leslie, and Kristan Trugman. "Girl shot by father dies from wound." Washington Times [Washington, DC] 6 Aug. 1998: 3. General Reference Center GOLD. Web. 26 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Melillo, Wendy, and Brooke A. Masters. "Lone Survivor of Father's Shootings Dies." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 6 Aug. 1998. Web. 26 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Duggan, Paul, and Michael E. Ruane. "Haunted by the Past." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 05 Feb. 2006. Web. 26 June 2016.