Apparent Double Murder-Suicide in 'Wife Swap' Family

Apparent Double Murder-Suicide in 'Wife Swap' Family

A family featured on Wife Swap is at the center of a double murder investigation after one of their sons allegedly killed his mother and brother before shooting himself, police confirmed to CBS News.

According to the outlet, authorities responded to a 911 hang-up call on Thursday, June 15, at the Stockdale family's home in Beach City, Ohio. Officers heard a single gunshot as they approached the residence.

Once inside, police discovered Jacob Stockdale, 25, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Jacob's mother, Kathryn Stockdale, 54, and brother James Stockdale, 21, were found dead.

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The Stockdale family appeared on Wife Swap in 2008.