Disturbing warning signs from Navy vet husband day before he killed wife and teen daughter at $1M California home

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Farr, D. (2026, September 18). Disturbing warning signs from Navy vet husband day before he killed wife and teen daughter at $1M California home. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/san-diego-family-found-shot-dead-after-mom-sought-va-help-for-husbands-ptsd/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-18 · by Daniel Farr
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On September 16, Amy Voight, her husband David, a Navy veteran with PTSD, and their 13-year-old daughter Mya were found dead in their San Carlos home from apparent murder-suicide. The day before, Amy had sought help for her husband’s deteriorating mental health at a VA clinic but was told to make an appointment instead of receiving immediate care. David served as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist and retired after about 30 years with multiple deployments. The incident has raised concerns about the availability of urgent mental health services for veterans experiencing crises.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Two adults and a child were found dead in their $1 million home in San Diego early Wednesday morning after a neighbor reported hearing "loud bangs" overnight. Police arrived shortly before 8:20 AM following a call from a concerned neighbor who noticed the family's daughter, Mya, age 13, did not leave for school and used a key to enter the home. Inside, she discovered the couple, David Voight (56), a Navy veteran with PTSD, and his wife Amy Voight (54) dead from gunshot wounds.

The family's deaths were initially treated as a potential murder-suicide by San Diego police. Amy's parents revealed that David had been struggling with worsening mental health symptoms due to his military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. The day before the tragedy, Amy had sought help for her husband at a VA clinic. Police recovered a firearm from the scene but did not report any previous calls to the home.

The case highlights the challenges faced by veterans suffering from PTSD and underscores the importance of recognizing warning signs and providing timely support for such individuals.

Written for “California Murder Suicide” on 2026-10-15, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 California Murder Suicide
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This article reads unscored and hedges 17% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
San Diego police investigate case of family of three found fatally shot in home same event · 100%
The Guardian · 0.89 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 36% hedged 5 of 14 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the identical murder-suicide incident involving Amy Voight, David Voight, and their daughter in San Diego on September 16.”
Family wiped out in apparent murder-suicide named as Navy vet, 56, who had PTSD, his wife and their 13-year-old daughter same event · 100%
Daily Mail · 0.87 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 18% hedged 5 of 28 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the same murder-suicide incident involving Navy veteran David Voight, his wife Amy Voight, and their 13-year-old daughter in San Diego on September 16.”
Two adults and child found dead in $1 million San Diego home after neighbor heard 'loud bangs' in the night same event · 100%
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 1 of 7 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the same murder-suicide incident involving two adults and one child found dead in a $1 million San Diego home on September 16, 2026.”
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California FOX 5 Lancaster Navy San Diego

Subjects

Amy PERSON · 7× David PERSON · 4× Austins PERSON · 3× Jerry Austin PERSON · 3× California GPE · 2× FOX 5 ORG · 2× Lancaster PERSON · 2× Mary Austin PERSON · 2× Navy ORG · 2× San Diego GPE · 2×

Narrative

The Austins said David, a highly decorated US Navy warrant officer who served for about 30 years, had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and that his symptoms had recently worsened.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 “You could visibly see there was something really wrong,” Amy’s mother, Mary Austin, told FOX 5.
2026-09-18 · New York Post
Disturbing warning signs from Navy vet husband day before he killed wife and teen daughter at $1M California home · assertive framing

Claims (29 extracted, 5 hedged)

A San Diego family was found shot to death inside their home Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide, just one day after the mother sought help from the Department of Veterans Affairs for her husband’s worsening mental health symptoms, according to her parents. uncertain
mother → find → parents
Amy Voight, 54, her husband, David Voight, and their 13-year-old daughter, Mya, were found dead inside their San Carlos home Sept. 16, San Diego police said. asserted
police → find → home
Authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths. asserted
Authorities → continue → deaths
The tragedy came just a day after Amy, who was celebrating her birthday, went to a VA clinic at her parents’ urging to seek help for David. asserted
who → come → David
The Austins said David, a highly decorated US Navy warrant officer who served for about 30 years, had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and that his symptoms had recently worsened. asserted
symptoms → say → disorder
“You could visibly see there was something really wrong,” Amy’s mother, Mary Austin, told FOX 5. uncertain
mother → see → FOX
You could tell.” uncertain
You → tell → ?
The family said David had served alongside Navy SEALs in explosive ordnance disposal and in war zones including Iraq and Afghanistan. asserted
David → say → Iraq
As his behavior deteriorated, Amy’s parents encouraged her to get him help. asserted
parents → deteriorate → help
At the VA clinic on Sept. 15, Amy asked whether David could receive something to ease his anxiety, depression and frustration, according to her father, Jerry Austin. “She says, ‘Can you do anything to him to help him calm down? uncertain
him → ask → him
He’s frustrated, anxiety, depression,’” Austin told FOX 5. asserted
Austin → ’ → FOX
But the Austins said Amy was told the counselors were busy and that she needed to make an appointment. asserted
she → say → appointment
Amy’s own career was closely connected to the military. asserted
career → connect → military
Her parents described her as an accomplished digital forensics analyst for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and a devoted mother. asserted
parents → describe → Service
“She was extremely bright and just the most amazing person,” Mary Austin said. asserted
Austin → say → ?
The family’s account of Amy’s visit to the VA has prompted a response from the agency, which disputed allegations about the care provided. asserted
which → prompt → care
“What’s being alleged regarding VA services is not accurate,” VA Press Secretary Quinn Slaven said in a statement. asserted
Slaven → allege → statement
“All VA healthcare facilities offer same-day mental healthcare to all Veterans who request it.” asserted
who → offer → it
The VA said it could not comment specifically on the case because of privacy concerns. uncertain
it → say → concerns
Jerry Austin, himself a Navy veteran who suffers from PTSD, said the experience underscored the need for veterans experiencing mental health crises to have immediate access to care. asserted
veterans → suffer → care
He pointed to his own VA clinic in Lancaster, California, as an example. asserted
He → point → example
“My clinic that I go to is in Lancaster, California. asserted
I → go → Lancaster
It’s a small clinic. asserted
It → ’ → ?
It is fantastic,” he said. asserted
he → say → ?
“They greet you at the door. asserted
They → greet → door
They take care of you. asserted
They → take → you
They are concerned about it.” asserted
They → concern → it
For the Austins, the investigation now comes as they mourn the loss of their daughter and granddaughter. asserted
they → come → daughter
“It’s terrible, and our pain is just starting,” Jerry Austin said. asserted
Austin → ’ → ?
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