October  7, 2008
by Amrit Rashmisrisethi

Karthik Rajaram was found dead in his Porter Ranch home along with his wife, mother-in-law and 3 sons. Rajaram's wife, Subasari a bookkeeper at a pharmacy, 39, Indra Ramasesham, 69, dead in a downstairs bedroom. His wife and three sons ; Krishna, 19, a sophomore at UCLA majoring in business economics was a Fulbright Scholar and Honor student at UCLA. ; Ganesha, 12; and Arjuna, 7, all were named after Indian gods.

The Rajarams had lived in the Sorrento neighborhood of Porter Ranch for several years in a 2,800-square-foot rented house, and their landlord were another Indian couple and they stayed the Rajarams family always paid rent on time.

The 45 year old, shot five members of his family before turning the gun on himself. Rajaram , who held an MBA in finance, was a hard-driving businessman and worked at one time for major accounting firms, such as Price Waterhouse, but has been unemployed for some time. In 2003 and 2004, he worked for Greg Robinson, an entrepreneur and founder of several companies, at Azur Partners LLC, a management consulting agency.

On September 16,2008, Ranjaram bought a gun and wrote three notes and a last will. A note to the authorities stating for his responsibility, another note explaining his financial situation and the last to his friends.

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