The family of a celebrated Missouri educator who killed herself and her four children Monday say she was driven to “darkness” due to “spurious litigation and unfounded allegations” by her former boyfriend and ex-husband.
Bernadine Birdie Pruessner set her own house on fire in Ferguson, Missouri, police say, killing twins Ellie and Ivy Pruessner, nine, Jackson Spader, five, and Millie Spader, two.
Bernadine "Birdie" Pruessner shared a touching post on Facebook about how precious life is before killing herself and her children in a devastating house fire in Ferguson, Missouri
US News: Bernadine Pruessner, 'Missouri Teacher of the Year', tragically died in a murder-suicide fire with her four children. Legal battles, financial strain,