Fog Blog Canada News Log: Carpentier Found Dead...Daughters Murdered:

Guy Lapointe confirmed that a body discovered Monday evening was that of Martin Carpentier, the girls' father. Lapointe said the police investigation revealed that Carpentier's daughters, six-year-old Romy and 11-year-old Norah, died due to blunt force trauma and that police are calling it a "double murder." Authorities believe that Carpentier committed suicide!........The funeral for two young girls, who were found dead in a forest last weekend, began Monday afternoon with a popular Quebec song that describes the human suffering hidden behind beautiful landscapes.The song, l'Amérique pleure by the Cowboys Fringants, was a favourite of six-year-old Romy Carpentier. She went missing with her 11-year-old sister, Norah, on July 8, prompting an Amber Alert and a massive police search operation.Police suspected their father, Martin Carpentier, was responsible for the abduction. The bodies of the two girls were discovered three days later in a wooded area near Saint-Apollinaire, a small town south of Quebec City.