{"id":845966,"date":"2026-06-05T10:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/845966\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:58:31","slug":"florida-father-ryan-charles-whiten-murdered-daughters-and-prominent-realtor-before-killing-himself-officials-confirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/845966\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida father Ryan Charles Whiten murdered daughters and prominent realtor before killing himself, officials confirm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The prominent South Florida real estate agent found brutally <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us-news\/miami-real-estate-agent-melanie-hyer-estranged-ex-and-their-2-daughters-found-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stabbed to death alongside her two young daughters <\/a>was killed by her ex, the girls\u2019 father, in a \u201cheinous\u201d murder-suicide just months after their divorce was finalized, according to police and records.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Charles Whiten, 42, murdered his estranged ex Melanie Hyer and their daughters, Savannah, 11, and Sienna, 8, as all four were found dead inside Hyer\u2019s home in a gated community in Doral, Fla., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamidade.gov\/global\/release.page?Mduid_release=rel1780601035631453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office detectives confirmed Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigation revealed that Mr. Whiten committed these heinous acts and then took his own life,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Melanie Hyer and her ex, Ryan Charles Whiten. NBCmiami<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have not said how long the bodies were inside the home or revealed a possible motive for the killings, and the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Police discovered the gruesome scene when they reported to the residence for a welfare check on Tuesday night. All four family members were pronounced dead from stab wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Hyer and Whiten had separated years earlier and were co-parenting their daughters at the time of their deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Both had been married to other people since they split. Hyer had only finalized her divorce in March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/doral-isles-murder-suicide-family\/3817093\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">court records obtained by NBC6 show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whiten\u2019s ex-wife described the relationship between Whiten and Hyer as \u201ctoxic\u201d for years due to a bitter, drawn-out battle over their daughters despite their co-parenting efforts. <\/p>\n<p>Whiten\u2019s ex-wife \u2014 who divorced him in 2024 and asked not to be identified \u2014 told <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/man-woman-and-2-daughters-found-dead-inside-doral-isles-home-in-apparent-murder-suicide-police-say\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">7 News Miami<\/a> that her ex-husband feared Hyer would one day take his daughters away from him, but was \u201cshocked\u201d to hear about the murders.<\/p>\n<p>Hyer\u2019s daughters, 11-year-old Savannah and 8-year-old Sienna. NBCmiami<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was always so sweet with his girls and loved them deeply. I don\u2019t know what happened,\u201d his ex-wife said. <\/p>\n<p>Hyer, 46, originally from Manhasset, NY, worked as a probate real estate agent in South Florida, specializing in luxury waterfront and commercial properties, and appeared as an industry expert on multiple news outlets throughout her career, according to her LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n<p>Doral Mayor Christi Fraga remembered Melanie Hyer as \u201ca light of sunshine\u201d who was \u201calways eager to help at school and to be involved as a mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I got the news, it definitely hit close to home,\u201d Fraga wrote in a post on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Hyer, originally from Manhasset, NY, worked as a probate real estate agent in South Florida, specializing in luxury waterfront and commercial properties Facebook\/Melanie Hyer<\/p>\n<p>Both girls were students at Downtown Doral Elementary and were members of the Doral Field Hockey team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were an important part of our community and will be remembered for their kindness, friendship, and the positive impact they had on everyone around them,\u201d the field hockey team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZLikWKvP0f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted on Instagram Wednesday.<\/a> \u201cWe will miss them dearly, may they rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Catholic mass in remembrance of Hyer and her two daughters is being held Friday night, with organizers asking the public to pray for \u201ccomfort and strength for their family and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling.<\/p>\n<p>If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24\/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The prominent South Florida real estate agent found brutally stabbed to death alongside her two young daughters was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":845967,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,4219,723,5418,380,32550,27813,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,1197,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969],"class_list":["post-845966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-crime","tag-florida","tag-luxury-real-estate","tag-miami","tag-murder-suicide","tag-murders","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-suicide","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-us-news","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116697151006838884","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}