On January 27, 2017, the tiny town of Seabeck, Washington, was rocked by the murders of Christale Careaga, her son Johnathon Higgins from a previous relationship, and her stepson Hunter Schaap. Two days later, her husband, Johnny Careaga, was found dead in his burnt-out Ford F-150 pickup truck.
On the night of the murders, the family had some friends over at their house. At some point, Careaga received a phone call and left to meet someone, Gig Harbor Now reported. Surveillance footage taken around 9 p.m. at Camp Union Grocery showed Careaga’s vehicle parking next to another vehicle.
Careaga then drove back home but never entered the house. One of the guests would later tell police that they went out to the garage to check on Careaga and heard three men talking loudly. The guests left the home when Christale went to check the garage herself, the Kitsap Sun reported.
At 11:28 p.m.,…
