PENNSBURG, Pa. — An Iraq War veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives was found dead of self-inflicted stab wounds Tuesday in the woods of suburban Philadelphia, ending a day-and-a-half manhunt that closed schools and left people on edge.
Bradley William Stone’s body was discovered a half-mile from his Pennsburg home, northwest of Philadelphia. The 35-year-old former Marine sergeant had cuts in the center of his body, and a knife was found at the scene, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said.
Stone, who had been locked in a custody dispute so bitter that his ex-wife feared for her life, went on a 90-minute shooting and slashing rampage early Monday at three homes a few miles apart, authorities said.
Stone’s former wife, 33-year-old Nicole Stone, her
mother, grandmother, sister, brother-in-law and a 14-year-old niece were found dead. A 17-year-old nephew suffered knife wounds to the head and hands, and Ferman said he was in “very serious” condition.
