A domestic homicide investigation in Hudson, Florida, centers on the June 12–13 disappearance and apparent deaths of Phillip Zilliot II, 25; his partner Rain Mancini, 26; and their children, Karma Zilliot, 6, and Phillip Zilliot III, 5. The family had been living on a 10-acre property owned by 25-year-old Rory Atwood. Neighbors last saw the family around 12:30 a.m. on June 12. That evening the adults reportedly drank together and argued; a friend said someone mentioned Atwood had previously pulled a gun on them.

Around 2 a.m. on June 13 Atwood reportedly called a friend and said he had shot someone, and later dropped off his daughter about 5:45 a.m. A welfare check on June 13 initially found nothing suspicious aside from a smoldering backyard fire pit. After another tip on June 14 and a second search with cadaver dogs, human remains were found. Investigators say Atwood later told detectives he and Phillip Zilliot II struggled over a firearm and that Rain Mancini and Phillip Zilliot II were shot; he admitted dragging the four bodies to the fire pit and burning them, and burning a blood-covered couch and other items. Atwood was arrested June 15 and charged with premeditated first-degree murder. The missing persons case remains active while the medical examiner works to confirm identities.

If anyone knew the family’s movements that night or has information about the property on Nottingham Trail, please share what was seen.