Active Duty Soldier John Leonard Egland Wanted for Murders During Hurricane Irene

John Leonard Egland, who is an Army captain, reportedly killed his former or estranged wife Carrie Egland, her boyfriend and his young son, as well as his mother-in-law, Barbara Ruehl.

John Leonard & Carrie Egland (St. Leo University)

As Hurricane Irene bore down on the East Coast active duty soldier John Leonard Egland, stationed at Fort Lee army base, went on a killing spree, killing as many as four people from Virginia to Bucks County, Pa., also shooting two police officers.

There, authorities say, Egland broke into the two-story home of his former mother-in-law around 9 p.m. Saturday and shot her to death as she sat in her easy chair. The victim has been identified as Barbara Ruehl, 66, of the 3400 block of Church School Road.

Ruehl, a widow, was the mother of Carrie Egland, 36, who had been married to Leonard Egland, and is believed to be among the slaying victims in Virginia.

After Ruehl's shooting, Leonard Egland and his daughter surfaced at St. Luke's Hospital in Quakertown, Heckler said, where he apparently tried to leave his daughter and a note that hinted at suicide.

"Presumably he had grabbed his daughter from his ex-wife when he killed her," Heckler said. At the hospital, "he asks to have her looked at, leaves a note and starts walking out." Source

It is amazing that men like John Leonard Egland can turn on the charm for the world and be a monster in the home. If you come in contact with this man, call the police right away because he is armed and dangerous. He may have very well killed himself already for these unspeakable and senseless acts.

UPDATE: Army captain John Leonard Egland, who killed his ex-wife Carrie Egland, her boyfriend and his young son, as well as his ex-wife's mother, Barbara Ruehl, found dead in the brush of a vacant lot of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.