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Florida mother mourns two children found dead with their father
Olivia Piccolo went to Joseph Dingwall’s home in Cocoa, Florida, for a custody handover and found their children, Remy, 7, and Aria, 5, dead with Dingwall.
Police say they believe Dingwall was responsible for the children’s deaths and that the deaths appear to be a murder-suicide.
The circumstances remain under investigation.
Piccolo has shared her grief and anger, saying her children deserved more and that she will remember them for who they were.
Their family described Remy as kind and bright, and Aria as compassionate and fond of animals and pink things.
They said the children were close siblings and best friends.
The family has set up a fundraiser in their memory.
Authorities have not announced further findings in the investigation.
Olivia Piccolo is mourning her two children, Remy, 7, and Aria, 5, after they and their father, Joseph Dingwall, were found dead at his home in Cocoa, Florida.
Police said they believe Dingwall was responsible for the children’s deaths and that evidence at the scene suggested a murder-suicide.
Piccolo found the children during a custody handover and later posted that she was angry but that her love for them outweighed her anger.
Authorities are investigating the deaths, whose circumstances remain unknown.
A neighbor’s surveillance footage reportedly showed a man leaving the home around midnight and later returning.
- Who
- Olivia Piccolo, her children Remy and Aria, and their father, Joseph Dingwall.
- What
- The children and Dingwall were found dead at his home in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
- When
- Wednesday, October 7, according to Us Weekly.
- Where
- Dingwall’s home in Cocoa, Florida.
- Why
- Police believe Dingwall was responsible for the children’s deaths; the circumstances remain unknown.
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Piccolo said laundry had been sitting in her washer untouched since that evening.
A neighbor said he heard what sounded like two gunshots; it is unclear whether they came from the home.
Surveillance footage reportedly captured a man leaving the residence and later returning.
Piccolo found Remy, Aria and Dingwall dead at Dingwall’s home during a custody handover.
- Children
- Remy, 7, and Aria, 5
- Father
- Joseph Dingwall, 37
- Location
- Cocoa, Florida
- Discovery
- Wednesday, October 7
- Police assessment
- Dingwall was believed responsible for the children’s deaths
What people are saying
You were supposed to be their protector. Their provider. One of their safe places
I’m so angry But my anger will never ever outweigh my love for my children.
I'm still in shock. You were supposed to be their protector. Their provider. One of their safe places. I'm so angry
Two gunshots. Two clear gunshots, and it was 12.20 a.m., midnight
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