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Neighbors still speak in whispers when they pass the small rental home on West 79th Street, as if raising their voices might disturb the silence left behind. Inside, investigators followed a trail of blood up the stairs, piecing together the children\u2019s final moments: some shot as they slept, others killed as they tried to scramble out a second-story window onto the garage roof, desperate to escape the man they trusted most.<\/p>\n

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In the days before the murders, Shamar Elkins had pleaded online for protection from \u201cdark thoughts,\u201d asking God to guard his mind and emotions. Now, those posts read like a final warning no one knew how to answer. Officers later cornered him after a carjacking and high-speed chase that ended in gunfire and his death. What remains is a city in mourning, two wounded women, and eight small graves that will never explain why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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