The Massachusetts mansion where an entrepreneurial father killed his wife and teenage daughter before turning the gun on himself went on the market this week and was billed as the “perfect house for entertaining.”
Rakesh Kamal, 57, shot dead his 54-year-old wife Teena and 18-year-old Arianna in the gruesome murder-suicide inside the mansion in Dover in December. 28, 2023.
The bodies of the family of three were found inside the 11-bedroom, 12.5-bathroom property by Rakesh’s brother, Manoj.
The listing describes the home as an “extraordinary, custom-designed estate on 5 acres perfectly situated at the end of a private block,” making no mention of the brutal murders.
“This home is seamlessly integrated into idyllic, manicured grounds overlooking wooded walking trails, bridle paths and a tranquil pond in the highly desirable Wilsons Way neighborhood,” according to Realtor.com.
The single-family, 4-car garage that resides on a “carefully maintained” 19,000 square feet was built in 2000 and is going for $4.2 million.
At the time of the murder-suicide, the residence was valued at $5.45 million.
“A perfect home for entertaining, this property offers a 14-seat home theater, relaxing family room with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, 20×40 inground pool, fully equipped gym, sauna with steam shower, storage wide, and 5,000 bottles of wine cellar,” the listing added.
“This estate is complemented by numerous sun-soaked stone verandas that showcase peaceful views of the sweeping property.”
Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey called the area one of the most affluent in the state and a nice neighborhood, a safe community.
The couple appears to have faced financial problems in recent years, according to online records reviewed by The Post.
The family’s sprawling mansion was foreclosed on a year before the murders and sold to Massachusetts-based Wilsondale Associates LLC for $3 million, according to property records obtained by The Post.
The Kamals had bought the property for $4 million in 2019.
Rakesh Kamal is believed to have used a .40-caliber Glock 22, which was not registered to him after the gun was found inside the home.
He had racked up massive mortgage debt of $3.8 million and a six-figure loan from a family member and a series of bad business deals in and out of the Boston area.
The software developer had borrowed $500,000 from his brother-in-law Sandeep Bedi and a substantial amount of money from his brother Manoj, two separate statements viewed by the Boston Globe claim.
The family were scheduled to be evicted from the 27-room home on the day of their deaths.
Police entered the apartment in December. 28 to respond to a 911 call and found a typed note addressed to the person who was scheduled to pick up the keys, according to the Boston Globe’s account of a 63-page police report.
“Please note,” it read. “Before entering, call the Police to first check the three bedrooms on the second floor. Each room will be marked with a white sheet of paper.”
Police found each of the bodies behind those designated doors.
Four days before her death, a fax signed by Teena Kamal was sent to Virginia-based life insurance company Genworth requesting a change to her $1.25 million life insurance policy, according to the Boston Globe.
Kamal sought to make her husband and daughter primary, while adding Rakesh’s brother, Manoj Kamal, as a contingent or back-up beneficiary.
Since January, Manoj Kamal and Teena’s brother Sandeep Bedi have been embroiled in a legal battle as they uncover the siblings’ dark financial past.
Manoj had filed a claim with the life insurance company to collect the payment from the policy.
Bedi, who administers his sisters’ estate, had raised concerns in the company about the circumstances of the death and the change in the beneficiary form.
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