Woman found dead with 3 kids was 'good mom'

By msnbc news services

A woman found dead with her three children at a ranch in Missouri was a "very good mom" who was always caring for her daughters, neighbors say.

The woman and the girls -- Christine Adewunmi, 37, Lauren, 8, Samantha, 6, and Kate, 3 -- were found Saturday afternoon at the Blue Springs Ranch campground in Bourbon, Mo., media reports say. Each victim was shot once, and a handgun was found nearby.

Authorities had initially reported Saturday that the deaths seemed to be a murder-suicide, but would not comment Monday, the Associated Press reported.

Leonard Adewunmi had reported his family missing about 6 p.m. Friday.

Neighbor Lisa Stemler, 46, said she saw Christine Adewunmi Friday afternoon, and they waved to one another.

?That smile on her face ...,? Stemler, 46, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ?I have her face plastered in my mind.?

Stemler said Adewunmi was a stay-at-home mother who could be seen shuttling her daughters to the Girl Scouts and sports practices.

?Those kids were her life,? Stemler said, noting that she didn't know the husband as well: ?None of us really saw him a whole lot.?

Leonard Adewunmi, 42, is listed on LinkedIn as a managing partner of CRI Commercial Properties, which says it owns and manages several apartment and commercial?units in?the St. Louis area, the Post-Dispatch reported.

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