Frederick — Two of the four children found dead Monday in their home at 1252 Danielle Drive last attended Hillcrest Elementary School on March 16, according to Marita Loose, Frederick County Public Schools Spokeswoman.
Elsa Rodriguez, 9, and her sister Vanessa Rodriguez, 4, were picked up by their father, Pedro Rodriguez.
On Monday, he was found hanging from a second-floor bannister in the home he shared with the children. The bodies of Elsa, Vanessa, and their siblings, Angel, 3 and Carena, 1, were found dead wrapped in blankets in different rooms of the home.
Their mother, Deysi Benitez, 25, is missing.
On March 15, Pedro Rodriguez learned he was being laid-off from his job at Masonite International Corp.
Police have no leads on Benitez’s disappearance. She was last seen March 18, according to Lt. Tom Chase of the Frederick Police Department.
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