An Oklahoma mother and her daughter were fatally shot multiple times by her husband in a murder-suicide several months after she won the lottery.
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Authorities discovered the bodies of 31-year-old Tiffani Hill, her husband, John Donato, and their daughter Leanne in their Calera home on July 30th. The one-year-old girl was still alive when police responded to the scene but later died after being airlifted to a hospital in Texas.
Nine months before their deaths, Hill won $2 million on an Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers that she bought in Valley Springs, California. Hill and Donato got married two months after the win and the family decided to move to Oklahoma. Hill has three other children that were not harmed during the shooting but it is unclear how long Donato and Hill were together before their marriage.
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According to the New York Post, a family lawyer said that Hill’s lottery winnings caused tension between the couple but the money will be placed in a trust fund for their surviving three children. They are currently in the care of the state. However, it is also unclear if Donato is the surviving children’s father.