Christian Longo, 19, married his wife MaryJane, 26, in 1993 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The couple had three children in rapid succession, Zachery, Sadie, and Madison. Chris was the sole breadwinner in the family and after his business, Final Touch Construction Cleaning, began to fail, he struggled to keep his family afloat and soon turned to a life of crime to make ends meet writing counterfeit checks. The family was in dire straits financially and had alienated all of their friends and family through Chris’ lies and deception.

They decided to head to the Oregon coast for a fresh start but soon Chris and MaryJane were out of money and options. On December 19, 2002, the body of Zachery Longo, 4, was found floating in the water. Soon after, his sister’s body was found in the same waters; later two suitcases were found containing the bodies of MaryJane and Madison. Days later, Christian Longo fled the country for Cancun Mexico.

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Today's snack: Dutch oven popcorn made with clarified butter and M&M's.

Sources:

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FCK55S/ref=docs-os-doi_0  True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, Finkel, Michael, 2005
• https://people.com/crime/christian-londo-interview-about-true-story-movie/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/29/us/man-is-sought-after-his-wife-and-children-die-in-oregon.html (some of his crimes chronicled)
• https://www.npr.org/2017/02/19/510585965/poor-education-leads-to-lost-dreams-and-low-income-for-many-jehovahs-witnesses
• https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/series/61247028d343140013d47185/season/26/episode/619401141ff13a001a210fc4
• https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2014/03/killer_christian_longos_kidney.html
• https://kval.com/news/local/words-of-a-killer-longo-writes-about-family-he-killed