Early in the morning of Jan. 5, 2018, in an unassuming home in Saugus, deputies discovered a grisly scene. Three family members had been murdered, and the fourth had ended his own life after killing his wife and children. The bodies inside the house on the 28800 block of Startree Lane belonged to Amy Birnkrant, 47, her daughter Drew, 20, ...

Two years to the day after the Saugus murder-suicide that took their lives, the Birnkrant family is remembered for their unwavering kindness and loving personalities. Just before 7 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the 28800 block of Startree Lane in Saugus, after friends of the family requested a welfare ...