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Jesus Take The Wheel: Texas Dad Sends Ex Photos Of Their 2 Dead Sons After Strangling Them

Texas Father Accused Of Strangling 2 Baby Sons To Death And Sending Photos Of Bodies To Ex Via DailyMail The chilling text messages a young father sent to his ex before allegedly murdering their two young children were revealed in court on Friday. Gabriel Armandariz, 32, of Graham, Texas, is accused of strangling his two sons, Gatlin, 2, and Luke, who was just 8-months-old in April 2011. This shortly after he sent a string of chilling and odd text messages to their mother telling her he planned to kill the boys because of her partying ways while possibly pretending to be his new girlfriend. ‘I commend the spirits of these two boys to the Lord. I would much rather be with them than to be out partying with friends,’ wrote Armandariz to his ex, Lauren Smith, just hours before the boys are believed to have died. This was quickly followed by another in which he wrote; ‘Look, I’m trying to offer you another opportunity to see our children. But as usual you would much rather be with your friends.’ What makes this story even crazier is that Lauren thought the sick messages were being sent to her by Gabriel’s new bae. This seems to be backed up by the woman’s responses to these texts, as she wrote in one; ‘If I were you I’d get the hell away from him. Looks can be deceiving.’ On the day the boys died, Armandariz also sent a photo to Smith that appeared to show Luke dead and dangling from the closet with rope around his neck. This was followed by the final text, which also showed both boys alive and lying next to him, and read; ‘We love u, goodbye.’ Is this not one of the sickest, most disturbed things you’ve ever read? Text messages of dead children??? Jesus, Mary, and Joseph…SMFH. R.I.P. to those poor little boys. Images via DailyMail

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Florida Man Cause Of Death Listed As “Upper Cut From Batman” On Official Obituary

Newspaper Allows Family Of Dead Man To List Cause Of Death As Uppercut From Batman The family of a Florida man was allowed to pay homage to his love of comics in his published obituary, which listed his cause of death as “an uppercut from Batman” Via NY Daily News reports : Stephen Merrill, from Winter Haven, passed away on February 12. The 31-year-old died suddenly and the family at the time did not have an official cause of death when they went to write his obituary for the local newspaper, The Ledger. The Ledger does not allow obituaries to be published unless there is a cause of death. “Everyone was starting to get a little tense. We didn’t have a cause of death but we were told we had to have one,” said Merrill’s friend Brandon Moxam. “I made a joke. Say the cause of death was an ‘uppercut from Batman.’” Moxam said everyone started laughing and Merrill’s dad, Larry, responded: “Yeah, the cause of death was an uppercut from Batman.” “He would have been honored to have died by an uppercut from Batman,” said fiancée Stephanie Vella. The paper then printed it after being persuaded it would help the family grieve. “It was worth it for the family. It was the only time the family was able to laugh in days,” said friend, Andrew Albreacht. Merrill was diagnosed with cancer in June 2013. Despite going into remission in December of the same year, the cancer returned last October. He had a huge love of comics and people wore superhero t-shirts to his celebration and there was also a Captain America shield made from flowers. This is bittersweet, but we love the idea of the way they chose to pay homage to the loved one they lost. What do you think your family would say about you if you died under similar circumstances? stockelements / Shutterstock.com 360b / Shutterstock.com

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Florida Man Cause Of Death Listed As “Upper Cut From Batman” On Official Obituary