Police: 3 children killed at Md. hotel

Another Custody dispute more children dead!

When are they going to wake up, to what is going on in the family courts?


3/30/2008, 7:13 p.m. PDT
By ALEX DOMINGUEZ
The Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — A man killed his three young children at a downtown hotel room, then called the front desk to report their deaths Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Police officers who responded to the 10th-floor room at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards found the three children's bodies and Mark Castillo, 41, with minor cuts that appeared to have been self-inflicted, police spokesman Sterling Clifford said. He did know how the children were killed.

"Why he brought them here to do this is something we don't know yet," Clifford said.

Police identified the children as Anthony, 6, Austin, 4, and Athena, 2.

Castillo of Silver Spring, which is about 35 miles south of Baltimore, was taken to a hospital for treatment and was being questioned by investigators, the spokesman said.

Clifford said investigators had not determined how the children died, but said they hadn't been shot or stabbed.

The children's mother was notified, Clifford said. It wasn't clear who had legal custody of the children, he said.

An online search of Maryland court records showed Mark and Amy Castillo were involved in a child custody dispute.

A telephone call Sunday night by The Associated Press to a number listed for Amy W. Castillo in Silver Spring was answered by a voice mail message that said the caller had reached the home of Amy Castillo and Anthony, Austin and Athena.

Original Article - Police: 3 children killed at Md. hotel - NewsFlash - OregonLive.com

Update -
Names released in child murders at Marriott

Posted by Jeff Quinton on March 30, 2008 at 8:22 pm

Updating a previous story….

From The Sun:

The man, identified as Mark Castillo, 41, of Silver Spring, called the desk at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards around 1:15 p.m. Sunday and said he had just killed his two sons and daughter, said police spokesman Sterling Clifford. Police identified the children as Anthony, 6, Austin, 4, and Athena, 2.

Castillo was taken to a hospital for treatment of the cuts and is in police custody.
Many guests at the hotel on Sunday afternoon were unaware of what had happened, particularly because the killings took place on the top floor.

The only clues that something out of the ordinary was going on were a few television trucks parked outside and a police officer by the elevator bank asking guests what floor they were heading to.

AP UPDATE

The cause of death was not immediately determined, but the police spokesman said they had not been shot or stabbed.

[…]

The children’s mother was notified Sunday, but details about custody of the children had not been determined, Clifford said.

A search of court records for Mark Castillo showed domestic violence cases and a protracted custody dispute between him and Amy Castillo.

A telephone call Sunday night by The Associated Press to a number listed for Amy W. Castillo in Silver Spring was answered by a voice mail message that said the caller had reached the home of Amy Castillo and Anthony, Austin and Athena.

Previously:

Children murdered at Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards

Original Article- With comments

Names released in child murders at Marriott