Overview
- Pennsylvania State Police identified the deceased as Ryan Hosso, 26, and Madeline Spatafore, 25, in a confirmed murder–suicide in Butler.
- Investigators say Hosso shot Spatafore inside their home, then died by suicide in nearby woods.
- He called his parents to admit the killing, prompting them to alert police.
- Troopers found Spatafore dead inside with multiple gunshot wounds, then used thermal drones to locate Hosso’s body in the woods with a single fatal injury.
- No motive has been released, with the investigation ongoing.
- The couple were high school sweethearts who married in September 2024, and records list Spatafore as a neurocritical care physician assistant at UPMC Presbyterian.