Son and Girlfriend Found Dead in Home Had Been Living with His Parents' Slain Bodies for Months

Mar. 15, 2025

Shane Vosler (left); and Sue Bin Lee.Photo:Shane Vosler Facebook; Sue Bin Lee Facebook

Shane Vosler Facebook; Sue Bin Lee Facebook

William Vosler, 68, and his wife 66-year-old Eileen Vosler, their son Shane Vosler, 33, and his girlfriend Sue Bin Lee, 34, were found dead in a Puyallup, Wa., home on Dec. 31, thePierce County Sheriff’s Departmentsaid at the time.

William and Eileen both died from multiple stab wounds; William also suffered blunt force trauma, according to thePierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.

William and Eilleen Vosler were killed in their Puyallup home.FOX 13 Seattle/Youtube

FOX 13 Seattle/Youtube

The investigation began on the morning on Dec. 31 after family members requested a welfare check because the deceased people “had not been heard from for awhile,” per the sheriff’s office.

Responding officers initially found two bodies and, after executing a search warrant, found two other bodies. Police found two notes on a leaking kitchen freezer that read “Time of Death July 24th 5:45 a.m.” and “Time of death July 24th 3:00 p.m.,”The News Tribune,The Seattle TimesandKOMO Newsreported, citing the search warrant and police accounts.

The sheriff’s department spokesperson, Deputy Carly Cappetto, toldThe Seattle Timesthat Shane is the suspect in his parents' killings but it has not been determined whether Lee played a role.

“The son and his girlfriend were living in that home for six months before any of this was discovered,” she told the outlet.

Cause of death revealed for 4 found dead in WA home | FOX 13 Seattle

In November, Lee reportedly posted online that she was “considering suicide with [Shane]," the search warrant said, according toThe News Tribune,MyNorthwestandKING 5.

There were three welfare check requests after Lee’s online post, but responding officers said they were not legally permitted to enter the home because nothing seemed amiss from the outside, perThe News Tribune, KOMO News andFOX 13.

The investigation revealed that Shane and Lee participated in a “collaborated suicide” but the woman had been deceased for longer than her boyfriend, Cappetto toldThe Seattle Times.

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A motive for the killings of the parents has not been determined.

“We’re going to be closing this case because we don’t have anyone to charge,” Cappetto toldThe Seattle Times. “The medical examiner’s report is a key piece of evidence and matched up to what we were leaning towards.”

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source: people.com