Mom accused of killing husband and two kids in murder-suicide allegedly stole $600k from employer
Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing.
The mom who has been accused of killing her husband and two children before taking her own life has now been accused of stealing over $600,000 from the company where she worked.
Mom-of-three Emily Long allegedly killed her husband, Ryan - who was terminally unwell - as well as their children, before taking her own life.
The couple's three-year-old toddler was left unharmed in the incident.
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On the morning of August 18, 2025, Ryan, Emily, and their children Parker, eight, and Ryan, six, were found dead inside their Madbury home.
Autopsies revealed that both children died of a single gunshot wound to the head, while Ryan died of multiple gunshot wounds.
"Based upon the information available at this time, it appears that in the early morning hours of Monday, August 18, 2025, Ms. Long took a handgun from the home and caused the deaths of Ryan Long and her two children, Parker and Ryan, and then took her own life immediately thereafter," the New Hampshire Department of Justice shared in a press release.
"While investigators are becoming aware of various concerns/issues ongoing in the household at the time of the event in question, people should avoid speculating that this event was caused by a single reason or stressor."
Now, Long has been accused of embezzling over $600,000 from her former company.
The mom worked as the Director of Operations of the Hampton Wing-Itz.
Derek Fisher, the owner of restaurant, told WCVB that Long had allegedly stolen $660,000 from the company two years prior.
Fisher had filed a police report on the matter one week before the family died.
"I felt I had no other option than to go to law enforcement," he said.
"We noticed there were a lot of handwritten checks being deposited into her bank account."
Fisher told the Boston Globe he had questioned Long about his suspicions in June and asked her to provide her recent bank statements.
These were sent in August but looked 'unusual' according to Fisher, who claims he was told by a bank that they had been edited.
According to Fisher, Long later told him 'she was resigning, or she could stay in some sort of remote capacity, or I could terminate her'.
He added: "She gave me three options, essentially, of how we could proceed."
Fisher explained he never saw Long again.
"Anything that’s left should go to that child; he deserves all of it. It’s not fair to him; he didn’t make this happen, and he didn’t deserve this," he added.
Assistant Attorney General Ben Agati said investigators were looking into whether 'money' or 'the health situation' may have been a factor in the crimes that unfolded, but stressed: "I think the big thing is to try not to speculate that there's any one reason why something like this would happen. Homicide and suicide is usually much, much more complex than just one reason.
"There's still more information that we're trying to gather to narrow down different things."
If you or someone you know is struggling or in a mental health crisis, help is available through Mental Health America. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. You can also reach the Crisis Text Line by texting MHA to 741741.
If you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call National Suicide Prevention Helpline on 1-800-273-TALK (8255). The Helpline is a free, confidential crisis hotline that is available to everyone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Lucy Devine