Mom Allegedly Slit Throats of Husband, Son in Failed Suicide Pact — But Dad Tried to Claim Son with Disabilities Planned It

Barbara Bates picked a horror movie and steak as part of their last family activity, she allegedly told police

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  • Barbara Bates allegedly told a 911 dispatcher that she had slit the throats of her husband and son before doing so to herself, per police

  • Barbara and her husband Neil Bates now face multiple charges

  • Their adult son told police he panicked and changed his mind about the family’s alleged suicide pact after his mother allegedly slit his throat

A Florida couple are under arrest after allegedly trying to kill themselves and their adult son in a suicide pact prompted by an eviction threat.

Police responding to a 911 call in Lehigh Acres, Fla., on Nov. 3 found three people who had sustained injuries from a suicide attempt, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement last week.

All three of them survived…

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