Shell (NYSE:RDS-A) Execs' Wife Charged with Murdering Their 3 Children

Face of Mass-murderer

The wife of Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) executive, Pasquale Riggi, was charged with brutally murdering their 3 children, stabbing them to death before apparently trying to hide the evidence by starting a fire.

Theresa Riggi, 46, reportedly jumped or fell from the upper story of the house she was staying at, where she was said to be in serious but stable condition.

Pasquale Riggi and his wife were in the middle of a divorce and fighting for custody of the children. Now we know who should have gotten them.

A fire in the home caused the fire department to go to the scene, where the grizzly murders were discovered.

Victims of the mother included twins Augustino and Gianluca, who were eight years old, and their sister Cecilia, who was five years old.

Theresa Riggi didn't show up for a scheduled hearing this week, causing the judge in the case to be concerned over the safety of the children from the mother. The judge was right, but unfortunately they couldn't find them before the murders.

The judge had ruled that social workers should step in to supervise the children until the divorce was settled. The mother of Riggi appeared to make an excuse for her actions by saying she "snapped" when that decision was made.

The father, Pasquale Riggi, said, "Our family is struggling to come to terms with the immense and tragic loss of three beautiful children."