The son of Mercedes McCambridge, John Lawrence Fifield (who later adopted the surname of his stepfather and became known as John Markle), murdered his entire family before killing himself in 1987. He had been fired from his job at Stephens and Company on the 13th of November for an embezzlement scheme involving accounts belonging to his mother. A $5 million lawsuit was filed against both him and Mercedes McCambridge (although she was later cleared of any criminal activity). On the 16th of November, he murdered his wife Christine as well as his two daughters, Amy and Suzanne, while wearing a Halloween mask in their home in Little Rock, Arkansas. He then placed two guns to his head and shot himself in both temples simultaneously. In his suicide note he admitted responsibilities for his crimes but he also left a long and bitter letter for his mother.

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