Florida Dad Slaughtered Daughters, Ex-Wife Before Killing Himself

Update in the suspected murder-suicide down in Florida … officials say Ryan Whiten slaughtered his ex-wife and their daughters before killing himself.

As we reported … Ryan, his ex-wife, Melanie Hyer, and their daughters Savannah and  Sienna, were found dead with stab wounds in their Doral home Tuesday after deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check.

MDSO suspected a murder-suicide but didn’t know who did the stabbing … and now they’ve determined it was Ryan.

Police have not released a motive for the heinous act or detailed how long they were dead before being found.

The investigation is ongoing.

Melanie and Ryan were previously married and were co-parenting their daughters at the time of their deaths. They had each remarried after their split, though Melanie had finalized a divorce in March, per court records obtained by TMZ.

Ryan’s ex-wife, who divorced him in 2024, told 7 News Miami Melanie and Ryan had a toxic relationship and often fought over their kids, but was shocked to hear about their murders.

She recalled … “He was always so sweet with his girls and loved them deeply. I don’t know what happened.”