A family in Wellington, Florida, was shattered on January 23, 2010, when Neal Jacobson shot and killed his wife Franki and their twin sons Eric and Joshua, who was 7 years old. The killings happened hours before the twins’ birthday party; Joshua and Eric were found shot while asleep, and Franki was shot after a brief struggle over a gun earlier that morning.

Friends and relatives reported that Neal Jacobson had changed after starting the antidepressant Zoloft and the anti-anxiety medication Xanax three weeks before the killings, with new symptoms including hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia, and insomnia. He later pleaded guilty to the three murders to avoid the death penalty and is serving three life sentences without parole.

The case raised questions about Neal Jacobson’s mental state and the possible role of his recent prescriptions in the tragedy. Does anyone who knew the family or the local community remember signs of worsening behavior in the weeks before January 23, 2010?