WAKEFIELD, N.H. (WCAX) – Authorities have released the identities of four people who died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day.
Investigators say Matthew Goldstein, 52; Lyla Goldstein, 54; Valerie Goldstein, 22; and Violet Goldstein, 19; a family from Newton, Massachusetts, were found dead in the home in Wakefield, New Hampshire.
Police say the victims were supposed to attend a family holiday gathering and when they didn’t show up, their relatives asked for a welfare check. That’s when their bodies were discovered.
Authorities confirmed that Matthew Goldstein died of carbon monoxide poisoning, but they say the results for the others are still pending as the investigation continues.