‘Chilling’ 10-Word Message From Daughter Reveals Dark Truth About Her Dad Before Murder Rampage

Deputies from the Fresno Police Department responded to what was initially reported as a child custody dispute—only to uncover a horrific scene. Inside the home, they found nine bodies, leading to the arrest of Marcus Wesson, one of the deadliest mass murderers in the history of California.

One of Wesson’s daughters opened up about his atrocities over the years and the family’s traumatic experiences.

On March 12, 2004, two of Wesson’s nieces who had escaped his home confronted him, demanding that he release their children. When police arrived, Wesson allegedly instructed officers to wait outside before retreating back into the house. Moments later, he returned to the door with blood on his clothes.

Inside, authorities made a gruesome discovery—nine bodies in a bedroom lined with antique coffins. The victims included two of Wesson’s daughters and seven of their children. Each had been fatally shot through the eye.

In the aftermath, the surviving children came forward with harrowing accounts of prolonged abuse at Wesson’s hands.

“I wished I could disappear, I didn’t want to exist,” Wesson’s daughter, Gypsy said.

Another daughter, Kiani, with whom Wesson had two children, described the emotional toll following his conviction. Speaking on a 2009 episode of Dr. Phil, she said that in the first two years, she barely ate or slept, but eventually found some relief through counseling and support from loved ones.

Wesson, who served the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968 as an ambulance driver, later moved in with Rosemary Solorio and her eight children in San Jose.

In 1971, she gave birth to their son. By 1974, Wesson began s------- abusing Solorio’s eight-year-old daughter, Elizabeth.

He later married Elizabeth when she was 14 and he was 34. Just four months later, she gave birth to their first child. Over time, the couple had 10 children together, including one infant who died.

One of Elizabeth’s younger sisters left her own seven children with them, claiming that her drug problem made her unable to care for them.

Wesson reportedly never held steady employment, instead living off welfare and forcing his working children to hand over their earnings. The family frequently moved between dilapidated homes, boats, and vacant properties. In 1989, he was convicted of welfare fraud and perjury.

Wesson maintained strict and abusive control over his household.

He allegedly used a handwritten Bible to indoctrinate his family, claiming that he was God and that Jesus Christ was a vampire. The children were forced to call him “Master” or “Lord,” and were taught that the girls were destined to become his future wives.

Investigators later revealed that he s------- abused multiple daughters and nieces beginning when they were as young as eight years old. Several of the victims became pregnant as a result.

They also had to wash his dreadlocks and scratch his armpits and head. The girls in the house were prohibited from talking to their male siblings or their mother.

In March 2004, Wesson had planned to relocate his daughters and their children to Washington state, where his parents lived.

That plan unraveled when two nieces contacted police over a custody dispute, prompting officers to visit the home, leading to the discovery of the killings.

The victims were later identified as Wesson’s daughters, Sebhrenah April Wesson, 25, and Elizabeth Breahi Kina Wesson, 17. The other victims included Illabelle Carrie Wesson, 8; Aviv Dominique Wesson, 7; Johnathon St Charles Wesson, 7; Ethan St Laurent Wesson, 4; Marshey St Christopher Wesson, 1; Jeva St Vladensvspry Wesson, 1; and Sedona Vadra Wesson, 1—his children, grandchildren, and extended family members.

Officials described the case as one of the worst mass killings in the city’s history.

“It was just horrific, and it wasn’t just the fact that nine people were killed, it was how they were killed, the lifestyle that was occurring in that household, Marcus Wesson convinced his family that he was God, that Jesus was a vampire,” said Mayor Jerry Dyer, according to ABC 30.

According to defense attorney Ralph Torres, the case continues to stand out the most in his 34 years of service. “I see all the evidence, it was the most gut-wrenching part of the case where I was just a young father. I had a five-year-old young boy, and there was a boy that looked from behind, like my kid,” he said.

“It was life-changing; I've never seen anything like it; I’ve done 16 murder trials since then and nothing like it,” Torres said.

The Wesson home was eventually demolished.

Wesson was convicted in 2005 and sentenced to death. Now 79, he is incarcerated at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.

In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom imposed a moratorium on executions, effectively halting the death penalty in the state.