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Melanie Lauren Hyer
Coverage of Melanie Lauren Hyer in the Nexus archive.
Savannah Hyerperson1Sienna Hyerperson1Ryan Whitenperson1Jill Hyerperson1Corry Hyerperson1Alvin Jaramilloperson1Downtown Doral Academyplace1Ryan Charles Whitenperson1Savannah Whitenperson1Sienna Whitenperson1Doralplace1Christi Fragaperson1Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Officeorganization1Downtown Doral Charter Schoolsorganization1
- ‘A wound that will never heal:’ Family of slain Doral woman, 2 girls releases statement
A family released a statement following the murder-suicide of Melanie Lauren Hyer, 46, and her two daughters, Savannah and Sienna, who were killed by the girls' father, Ryan Whiten. Police found all three victims with stab wounds at their Doral home, and Whiten later died by suicide.
- Community shaken as neighbors, mayor remember family killed in Doral murder-suicide
A family of four in Doral, including Ryan Charles Whiten, Melanie Lauren Hyer, and their two daughters, were found dead in their home in what authorities classify as a murder-suicide. The Doral community and Mayor Christi Fraga mourn the victims, with grief counselors supporting students at the children’s school.