NEED TO KNOW

Barbara Bates allegedly told a 911 dispatcher that she had slit the throats of her husband and son before doing so to herself, per police

Barbara and her husband Neil Bates now face multiple charges

Their adult son told police he panicked and changed his mind about the family's alleged suicide pact after his mother allegedly slit his throat

A Florida couple are under arrest after allegedly trying to kill themselves and their adult son in a suicide pact prompted by an eviction threat.

Police responding to a 911 call in Lehigh Acres, Fla., on Nov. 3 found three people who had sustained injuries from a suicide attempt, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said in a statement last week.

All three of them survived.

The caller was identified as 59-year-old Barbara Bates, who pol

See Full Page