Morgan Daub: Body of Pennsylvania woman who orchestrated family's suicide found clutching sword
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WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA: Morgan Daub, a Pennsylvania woman who had persuaded her parents to die by suicide, was discovered at the scene clutching a decorative metal sword that was 2.5 to 3 feet long and had the words 'The Sword of the Lord' engraved on its blade.
The body of Morgan Daub, her mother Deborah, 59, and her father James, 62, was found behind their home on Loman Avenue in West Manchester Township, where the crime had occurred. The 26-year-old was spotted with the sword in her left hand and an empty gun holster on the right side of her belt on the morning of January 25, after neighbors discovered the body and called 911. According to a search warrant acquired by AI.com, a "living will" had been signed by all three family members and stuck to the inside of the home's sliding glass door. The document claimed that if the group had been discovered alive, they would not have asked to be revived.
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On the search warrant, West Manchester officer Joseph Staley wrote, "At the bottom of the note are three distinctly unique signatures for each name listed about followed by a date of 1/24/2023 written beneath the names."
The York County Coroner Pamela Gay determined that James and Deborah's deaths were homicides, whereas Morgan's death was determined to be a suicide. All three of the victims died from gunshot wounds to the head, although the police have not determined who killed whom or in what sequence.
The 'Sword of the Lord' in black and silver, a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm pistol, a Sig Sauer AR-15, as well as 9mm round casings and bullet fragments, were all gathered from the scene, the outlet reported. There were also notes from the Bible and papers detailing crucial financial information and suicidal thoughts in the trash.
Police also discovered a paper labeled as 'Cooper's Dog Letter', which had a list of specific instructions on how to take care of the dog they left behind after giving it drugs to prevent it from biting emergency personnel.
Evidence suggesting the crimes were pre-planned and that all three family members appeared to have consented to take part in the gruesome murder-suicide pact was obtained by detectives who reviewed "communications from the family members" collected at the scene.
'FOLLOW ME AS I FOLLOW CHRIST!!!'
On November 26, Daub uploaded a rambling video to her LionessArising YouTube page. "I, Morgan Elizabeth Daub, York, Pennsylvania, United States of America, do you hereby abdicate the Throne of the United Kingdom," she says as she begins the video in a mocking British accent.
A few minutes later, Daub says, "This is funny... This was the penultimate plan against me and against God. Didn't know I was the ideal pick for Antichrist, for the devil. I was the ideal pick for Antichrist." The video's description read, "This is a public record of my abdicating the throne and cannot and will not be retracted by me."
The description continued, "I was not in any way coerced into abdicating. I am of sound mind and body, and I have chosen this of my own free will. Also, I fully intend to sign official documents at the earliest convenience. For anyone who doesn't know me and randomly finds this video, it is quite the long story of how I would be next in line for the throne. All will be told in due time."
The day before the horrific deaths, she uploaded a terrifying six-second silent video clip with the caption "FOLLOW ME AS I FOLLOW CHRIST!!!" The local police department stated, "At this stage of the investigation, we do not believe that there is any danger to the public and the surrounding community," as reported by the DailyMail.
"Final determination of the cause and manner of death is pending. The situation is believed to be an event within the family and officers continue to investigate and collect information surrounding this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and families of the Daubs," the local police department concluded.