There are moments in life where you realize things can change in a split second and in 2017, when Orion Krause ended up at the home of his grandparent's neighbor, the unthinkable happened. After confessing to the tragic slaying of his mother, grandparents, and their home healthcare worker, Orion Krause's family was left with many questions and few answers.

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Sources:

• Orion Krause pleads guilty to murdering kin, caretaker with baseball bat by By Mark Lungariello for the NY Post
• ‘I freed them’ quadruple murder suspect tells officer by WCVB5
• Slain grandparents and mother of Orion Krause were found seated in kitchen with TV on by Michelle Williams for MassLive
• Rockport man to spend life in prison after killing mother, grandparents, and family friend by Jeffery Schools
• Rockport man made call to say, ‘I think I have to kill my mom,’ documents show by Eric Russell for the Portland Press Herald
• Gifted Rockport musician tied to Massachusetts slayings offered little warning by Eric Russell for the Portland Press Herald
• Rockport man pleads guilty to 4 murders, including his mother and grandparents by Rachel Ohm
• Maine Suspect in 4 Slayings in Massachusetts Pleads Not Guilty by the Associated Press
• Maine Man Admits to Killing His Family and Elderly Caretaker with a Baseball Bat, Calls the Murders an ‘Insane Thing’ by Colin Kalmbacher
• Quiet Maine island left searching for answers after Groton slayings by Brian MacQuarrie for the Boston Globe

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