DETROIT – Donations are being requested to help fund the funeral for a southeast Michigan mother and her two sons.
Thirty-four-year-old Linda Vanderlinden, 7-year-old Julien and 4-year-old Matthew were found dead Thursday in their home on Anna Street in Van Buren Township.
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Vanderlinden had been strangled. Her two sons were stabbed to death.
Their bodies were found by Van Buren Township police, who had gone to the home to inform the family that Vanderlinden's husband, Michael, had been killed in a car crash that same morning in northern Indiana.
Police said Michael Vanderlinden is suspected of being responsible for the killings. Investigators believe an 8 1/2-inch butcher knife found in the kitchen sink was the weapon used in the stabbings.
--Michael Vanderlinden
Police said Michael Vanderlinden and his wife had a history of domestic violence and that he was in the process of moving out of the home. He also had personal issues with depression.
How to help
Family and friends have set up an online donation fund. Their goal is to raise $17,000 to lay the family to rest.
Donate: Benefit fund for family of Linda Vanderlinden
Donations can also be mailed to:
The Deleon Fund
C/O Eastern Michigan Bank
3636 Main Street
Deckerville, MI 48427