The mother and three children of a family are feared dead after authorities discovered four bodies inside a Florida home after being reported missing a week ago, as deputies conducted a death investigation at the premises.
Loved ones first reported the Todt family missing on January 8, hoping to find answers regarding the whereabouts of Anthony, Megan and their three young children.
Relatives say they last heard from the Todt’s on January 6 and neighbors report last seeing them in mid-December.
The Daily Beast reports that the Todt’s had recently moved from Colchester, Connecticut, to Celebration, Florida.
Celebration, a gated community on the outskirts of Disney World, boosts population of around 7, 400 people.
Pictured: Anthony Todt( left), Megan Todt (right) and their three children were reported missing by relatives on January 6
A Facebook group titled ‘Looking for the Todt Family’ was created, drawing more than a thousand members dedicated to finding the family of five.
A family friend wrote: ‘Worried sick! I keep sending them messages on messenger and they are being sent but not delivered. I’m guessing their phones are off. Praying for their safe return.’
One woman said her husband last saw the family in a packed vehicle on December 15.
‘They are our neighbors and my kids play with them. He speaks to them often when he is walking our dog bc Megan is often out walking theirs. My kids haven’t played with them since before Christmas because they have not seen them outside,’ she wrote.
‘My husband was going to offer them our beach buckets bc he was going to toss them and he assumed they were going on vacation because of the way their vehicle was packed.’
Unfortunately, users became discouraged after news of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office conducting a death investigation at an address connected to the Todt family was announced.
A man was handcuffed by Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday morning, but authorities have not
Pictured: Authorities appear to be loading bodies into a hearse outside the home in Celebration, Florida
‘OCSO deputies are conducting a death investigation in the North Village area at Celebration. Media staging area is located at Celebration Blvd and Reeves Street,’ the department wrote on social media.
Following the news, a family member asked for privacy and said they had no further information.
‘Please no questions or comments at this time. Please respect our family – we don’t know anymore,’ she wrote.
Osceola County Sheriff’s Office announced they were engaged in a death investigation in the North Village area in Celebration
One post shared by a group administrator revealed that four bodies had been found inside the home during the search.
‘I am so sorry to report that 4 bodies have been found (not identified) in Celebration, Florida, today. Tony is in the hospital. We have no further details and we will update you when we know more. Please pray for the family,’ she wrote.
Despite naming Tony, authorities have not formally confirmed the individuals found inside the home.
The bodies have the deceased have not been formally identified, but WFTV reports that four bodies were discovered inside the home
However, WFTV did confirm that four bodies were discovered in the home.
A separate post the Facebook group’s administrator cited News 3 saying that law enforcement had previously attempted to contact individuals at the home and had been ongoing for the last several days.
Osceola County Sheriff Russell Gibson said the death investigation was launched after authorities arrived to the home.
‘This is an isolated incident, and all parties involved with this death investigation are accounted for,’ he told reporters.
News 13 reports that the owner of the Celebration home filed a eviction notice against the man and woman who lived there. The names listed include Anthony J. Todt and Megan D. Todt.
Amanda Dukes, a journalist with WESH, reported that authorities arrived to 202 Reserve Place around 9.30am on Monday morning.
Pictured: a residential eviction document filed on December 22 against Anthony and Megan Todt at the home address in Celebration, Flordia
First Selectman’s Office Town of Colchester said the news of death search was ‘shocking’ and ‘thoughts and prayers of our entire community are with the relatives and friends of the family involved’
Dukes also reported that an unidentified man was removed from the home and handcuffed.
Marcelo Rodriguez, a neighbor, said he saw authorities approach the home in question with guns drawn.
‘I saw a lot of police with guns in their hand saying open the door, open the door and a few minutes later I saw the guy on the porch with handcuff and I said something bad happened over there,’ he told WESH.
Although authorities have not revealed the identities of the deceased, the First Selectman’s Office Town of Colchester said the news was ‘shocking.’
‘The news reports out of Celebration, Florida regarding a Colchester family are shocking and heartbreaking. While there is much we do not know at this time, I know that the thoughts and prayers of our entire community are with the relatives and friends of the family involved,’ they wrote.
‘We can’t always make sense of moments like this but we can support each other. Colchester proves every day the power of community and the importance of being kind. I know we will stand together as we help each other to work through this moment.’
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has not formally identified the individuals inside the home.