Patrick Carlopoli 'murdered his girlfriend, 2 daughters and the dog'

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A Florida man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend, her two daughters and the family dog in what police have described as an 'unthinkable, unpreventable, and unpredictable' attack.

Patrick Carlopoli, 27, was arrested in connection to the gruesome triple homicide that played out inside his Fort Myers home early Sunday morning.

Investigators with the Lee County Sheriff's Office say the suspect killed his live-in girlfriend, 37-year-old Tammy Modlin, and her two daughters, 16-year-old Montana Modlin and 3-year-old Jeanne Carlopoli, along with the pet dog that lived with the family at an apartment complex on Iona Lakes Drive. 

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Patrick Carlopoli, 27, has been charged with three counts of homicide Jeanne Carlopoli, 3

Shocking crime: Patrick Carlopoli, 27 (left), has been charged with three counts of homicide in the deaths of his girlfriend, her teenage daughter and his biological daughter, 3-year-old Jeanne Carlopoli (right)

Grisly scene: Tammy Modlin, 37, daughter Montana, 16, and 3-year-old Jeanne were found inside the family's apartment at Iona Lake Apartments in Florida, where police described the scene as 'gruesome' 

Grisly scene: Tammy Modlin, 37, daughter Montana, 16, and 3-year-old Jeanne were found inside the family's apartment at Iona Lake Apartments in Florida, where police described the scene as 'gruesome' 

A police report stated that Mr Carlopoli answered the door to officers with blood on his body and clothes and said of the victims, 'They are in there' 

A police report stated that Mr Carlopoli answered the door to officers with blood on his body and clothes and said of the victims, 'They are in there' 

Carlopoli now faces three felony count of homicide, two counts of aggravated child abuse and one con of animal cruelty.

During his initial court appearance Monday, a judge ordered the suspect held in Lee County Jail without bond, reported The News-Press. 

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According to a sheriff's report, Patrick Carlopoli called 911 at around 4am Sunday saying there were three bodies inside his apartment.

Responding deputies noted that the 27-year-old man had 'visible blood splatter' on his body and clothes when he answered the door and pointed them inside the apartment, saying, 'They are in there.'

According to the report, Tammy and Montana Modlin were found shot to death on a bed with a gun resting between them.

Three-year-old Jeanne Carlopoli and the family dog were found nearby suffering from fatal stab wounds inflicted by a sharp object. The girl would have celebrated her fourth birthday next month, according to WINK News.

Confession: Carlopoli allegedly told the deputies, unprompted, that he shot his 'wife'

Confession: Carlopoli allegedly told the deputies, unprompted, that he shot his 'wife'

Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott described the scene inside the apartment at 15224 Iona Lakes Drive as gruesome and complicated.

Carlopoli allegedly told the deputies, unprompted, that he shot his 'wife.' According to investigators, however, he and Modlin were dating but were not married.

Montana Modlin was the woman's daughter from a previous relationship, while Jeanne Carlopoli was Tammy and Patrick’s biological child.

Neighbors at Iona Lakes Apartments recalled hearing sounds of commotion coming from Carolpoli's unit in the past and seeing little Jeanne standing at the window. 

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