6 in Iowa Family Are Found Slain

SIOUX CITY, Iowa —  A mother and her five children were found slain in their home Thursday, police said.

The bodies were found by a baby-sitter about 6 p.m., Police Chief Joe Frisbie said. The children ranged in age from 5 to 12, he said.

Authorities would not say how the victims died but said none of the wounds was self-inflicted.

Frisbie said authorities believe the bodies had been in the home several days.

Police said they received a call of two children found on the home’s second floor. When they arrived, they found all six bodies.

The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation was helping in the inquiry.