These are the three children shot dead by their father before he killed their mother and turned the gun on himself at their farmhouse in Northern France.
Pierre De Bisschop, 47, is believed to have killed sons Badouin, 12, and Jean, 20, and his daughter Marion, 18, before shooting his wife Celine, 47 and finally committing suicide.
The gruesome murder-suicide has baffled both authorities and friends, who paint a picture of a happy and financially stable family.
Murdered: Jean, 20, Marion, 18, and Badouin, 12, were reportedly shot and killed by their own father, who then turned the gun on their mother Celine, 47, and then himself
French police were called to the bloody scene in Nouvion-et-Catillon in the Aisne region, roughly 40 miles north of Reims, on Tuesday morning.
De Bisschop’s farm workers made the gruesome discovery on Tuesday at around 8.15am after becoming worried that they had not seen him that morning.
A neighbour and family friend described the couple as ‘hard working entrepreneurs’ adding that ‘the explanation is certainly not financial,’ according to Le Parisien.
Pictures of the family on social media include holiday snaps where the siblings are happily posing and hugging each other.
According to a woman claiming to be a friend of the family, the brutal killings took place on Mrs De Bisschop’s birthday.
Killer: Pierre De Bisschop (left), 47, is said to have shot his whole family, including his oldest son Jean (right), a university student, at their farmhouse in the Aisne region, 40 miles north of Reims
Scene of the crime: De Bisschop’s farm workers made the gruesome discovery on Tuesday at around 8.15am when they went into the family home looking for him
Heartbreaking: Marion, an 18-year-old law student who had just started university is seen with her arm around her younger brother in a holiday snap posted on social media
Tragic: The incident has baffled both authorities and friends, who paint a picture of a happy and financially stable family, but one friend says Mrs De Bisschop was ‘afraid’ of her husband
The unnamed friend told L’Union that Mrs De Bisschop had been ‘afraid’ of her husband.
The De Bisschops had met as students, both attending IÉSEG School of Management at Université Catholique de Lille, France’s largest private university.
Mrs De Bisschops had graduated from a private high school in Lille that had been popular with the middle class, according Le Parisien.
His parents meanwhile were farmers, and the couple ended up taking over their business at some point in the late 1990s.
Both Celine and Pierre worked in ‘finance’ after graduating from university, but when their oldest son Jean was born, the couple bought some land close to his parents in Aisne.
Jean, 20, was a student at the Icam School of Engineering in Lille, while his sister Marion had just enrolled at university to study law.
The youngest son Baudouin was reportedly attending a nearby private school.
Police say they have yet to find a suicide note and have not discovered the reason behind the man’s actions.
The family lived in this house Pont-a-Bucy – the farm where they were discovered is located a little further away, towards Nouvion-et-Catillon
Scene: in Nouvion-et-Catillon in the Aisne region, roughly 40 miles north of Reims