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Twins' mom: 'He loved them, they loved him'TOMMY TOMLINSONttomlinson@charlotteobserver.comKim Crespi called Thursday morning. She wanted to talk. She spoke from California, where she was making arrangements to bury her twins today. Tessara and Samantha, 5 years old, were stabbed to death last Friday at their home in southeast Mecklenburg. David Crespi -- Kim's husband, the girls' father -- is charged with murder. Kim Crespi said she doesn't know why her husband would have killed the girls, or what could have triggered the attack. But she said she believes, based on what police told her after interviewing her husband, that he...

MATTHEWS, N.C. -- Two twin girls were stabbed to death Friday at their home on Creek Pointe Drive, police said. The father of the 5-year-olds, David Lauren Crespi, [has been charged with murdering them. Medic reported that Crespi, 45, called 911 at 12:45 p.m., saying he fatally stabbed his daughters. He also threatened to kill himself, Medic said. When police arrived at the scene, Crespi was waiting for them outside the home. The children were inside, and there was nothing paramedics could do to save them. Officials couldn’t come up with an immediate explanation. “We’re not anywhere where we can...

Posted on Fri, Jan. 20, 2006 2 children dead at S.E. Mecklenburg homeSTEVE LYTTLEslyttle@charlotteobserver.com Five-year-old twin girls were found dead Friday afternoon at a home in southeast Mecklenburg County, and police say they are questioning a suspect in connection with the case.The children's mother and older siblings are in seclusion while police continue their investigation.WCNC-TV, the Observer's news partner, reports a man called 911 early Friday afternoon and said he had stabbed his two children.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police spokesman Keith Bridges would not confirm if the children's father was the suspect being held. He also would not comment on the cause...