Ohio woman told cops her ex-husband of 10 years still hadn’t gotten over their divorce; then her parents were found dead: ‘He can’t let go’
She said he had been "acting strange" after a trip to Romania
An Ohio man has been accused of shooting and killing the parents of his ex-wife of 10 years before turning the gun on himself, according to police. The man allegedly arrived at the parents’ home in North Royalton on Tuesday night before he shot both of them.
Sorin Ciortan and Emilia Ciortan, both 71, were found dead at their home in the 8900 Block of Tiffany Drive. Police said that the couple were shot dead by Stefan Pascu, who was later found dead in the lower part of the house with what was believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A woman had called the police around 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, after she saw a car belonging to Pascu, her estranged ex-husband, parked in her parents’ driveway, according to Cleveland.com. She said that she hadn’t been able to reach her parents by phone, something she claimed was unusual, so she and her husband had driven to their home to find the car belonging to her ex parked outside.
The 911 dispatcher asked the woman why her ex-husband would be at her parents’ home, and she said she wasn’t sure. She said that it was her birthday, which police later said may have been significant, and that her ex-husband had been “acting strange” after returning from a trip to Romania a month before. “He’s just been so mad,” she told the dispatcher. “He can’t let go… for more than 10 years we’ve been divorced.”
Police officers found three bodies in the house
The woman claimed that she was estranged from Pascu and that he was mentally unstable, although she didn’t believe he was abusing drugs or alcohol, nor did she believe he had a weapon. Police said that more officers would be needed to confront the alleged home intruder.
When they entered the home, they discovered Sorin Ciortan’s body in an upstairs hallway and Emilia Ciortan’s body in the dining room. Police initially stated that the couple had been killed by an “unwanted guest.” The couple had both reportedly been shot in the head, although a representative from the coroner’s office has yet to publicly confirm the suspected cause of death.
Initially, officers were unable to find the suspect in the home, and a tactical unit was called to the scene as Pascu’s car was still parked out front of the house. The tactical unit entered the property and, shortly afterwards, discovered Pascu’s body.
The incident is currently under investigation by both the North Royalton Police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
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