they were 17 month old abigale buckley, 5-year-old clare buckley, 30-year-old amy buckley and 35-year-old lance, the man police say made the fateful 911 call >> stafford county schools is deeply saddened. and it's a very, very difficult time >> we've had about 20 people come down to a designated area, a room, where talk to the counsellors about whatever they need to discuss. >> reporter: as the community tries to deal with the tragedy that rocked the quiet neighborhood in stafford county -- questions continue to swirl. it appears there were red flags. in may of last year, shortly after the couple's second daughter was born, the howard university phd student vanished. multiple law enforcement agencies launched a huge search and his mother loretta buckley begged for the public's help. there are no words to describe the feeling that this is. the helplessness, fact we're try so hard to reach out to people. >> reporter: authorities even expressed concern about buckley having a gun. later, he was found unharmed at a campground near harper's ferry. no explanation ever given about what exactly ha