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     Patty Ruth Byrd was born in September 1946. She married Alfred Frendo, son of Charles Frendo and Josephine (?), on 16 November 1968 at San Francisco, CA, USA.
     Her married name was Frendo.

     Jennifer Manda Frendo was born on 24 April 1971 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹

     Sharon L. Frick was born circa 1942. She married Robert Victor Frendo, son of Matthew Frendo and Marianna Azzopardi, on 8 November 1958. Sharon L. Frick and Robert Victor Frendo were divorced in November 1968 at San Mateo Co., CA, USA.
     Her married name was Frendo.

     Laura A. Frendo was born on 25 November 1962 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹ She married (?) Denys.
     Her married name was Denys. Laura A. Frendo was living in 2021 in San Leandro, CA, USA.

     Kathleen E. Silva was born circa 1933. She married Salvador Frendo, son of Matthew Frendo and Marianna Azzopardi, on 26 June 1954 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.
     As of 26 June 1964,her married name was Frendo. Kathleen E. Silva was living in 1989.

     Judith L Smith married Robert Victor Frendo, son of Matthew Frendo and Marianna Azzopardi, on 10 April 1976 at Santa Clara Co., CA, USA.
     As of 10 April 1976,her married name was Frendo.

     Joyce Frendo was born on 4 November 1956 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹ She married Kevin Kulich.
     Her married name was Kulich. Joyce Frendo was living in 1989.

     Heather M. Frendo was born on 28 June 1973 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹

     David Charles Frendo was born on 12 March 1980 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹

     Donald A. Nelson married Theresa Frendo, daughter of Matthew Frendo and Marianna Azzopardi, on 12 November 1955 at San Francisco, CA, USA.

     Larry P Skanderson married Barbara Ann Galea, daughter of Andrew Galea and Teresa Vella, on 21 May 1961 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.
     Larry P Skanderson had the following children: Brian. David and Steven Skanderson.

     Lisa Ann Sankoff died circa 1962. She married David C. Galea, son of Charles A. Galea and Eileen N. Silverstrich.
     Her married name was Galea. Lisa Ann Sankoff was a member of the Maltese American Social Club in 2016. She and David C. Galea were living in 2021 in Sebastopol, CA, USA.

     Lacey Stephania Galea was born on 21 September 1995 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹

     Sandra J. Galea was born on 3 June 1966 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹

     Linda Jane Asher was born circa 1944. She married Vincent Joseph Galea, son of Vincent Salvatore Galea and Reghielda M. Anghinetti, on 22 December 1963 at San Francisco, CA, USA.
     Her married name was Galea.

     Vincent A. Galea was born on 25 July 1967 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹

     Rose Elaine Galea was born on 8 August 1962 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹ She married David J. Pastora.
     Her married name was Pastora. Rose Elaine Galea was living in 2022 in Roseville, CA, USA.

     Nina M. Galea was born on 15 February 1972 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹
     Nina M. Galea was also known as Diana M. Galea.

     Mary Rose Carbone was born circa 1932. She married John Mario Galea Sr.
     Her married name was Galea.

     Linda L. Galea was born on 1 March 1958 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹ She married (?) Cordina.

     Joseph Andrew Galea was born on 24 October 1950 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹
     He was living in 2021 in Santa Cruz, CA, USA.

     Michael Tobias Galea was born on 31 July 1964 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹ He married Sandra Jean Fitzgerald.
     Michael Tobias Galea was living in 2021 in San Bruno, CA, USA.

     Diane M. Galea was born on 3 June 1966 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹

     Maria Ann Galea was born on 15 January 1935 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹

     Laura A. Henken was born in February 1960. She married Paul Edward Galea, son of Joseph Galea and Pauline Micallef.
     Her married name was Galea.

     Derek Robert Galea was born on 10 November 1987 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹
     He was living in 2021 in Sacramento, CA, USA. He and Joseph Galea were related to.

     Anna Marie Galea was born on 25 May 1964 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA.¹ She married Anthony Abdallah Shami on 22 October 1985 at San Mateo Co., CA, USA. Anna Marie Galea died on 9 September 2001 at San Francisco, CA, USA, at age 37. She was buried at Italian Cemetery, Colma, CA, USA.
     As of 22 October 1985,her married name was Shami. She was a Banking supervisor; owned coffee shop. She was a member of the Maltese American Social Club in 1999. She was mentioned in newspaper article about Anthony Abdallah Shami on 10 September 2001 at San Francisco Chronicle; Family of 4 found slain in S.F. home -- Dad may have shot wife, kids, himself --By ]axon Van Derbeken and Stacy Finz
A beer salesman and weekend biker was found shot to death yesterday along with his wife and two young daughters in what police said appeared to be a murder- suicide in their home near Bernal Heights. San Francisco investigators said they found a gun in the house, but it does not appear that anyone entered the house forcibly. Police said they believe the man shot his wife and children and then himself. It was the first quadruple-killing in San Francisco since October 1999, when a 63-year-old airport security guard killed three neighbors before taking his own life. Police were summoned to the scene of yesterday's carnage at about 945 a-m., after a relative discovered the bodies. The family member, according to police, became concerned that he hadn’t heard from the couple in more than a day and went to their house on Justin Drive. When no one answered, he kicked in the door and found the gruesome death scene, said San Francisco Police...
Family of 4 found slain in San Francisco home
Homicide LL Judie Pursell. Police did not release the names ol the victims, but property records show that the owners of the house are Anthony and Anna Shami, 56 and 37 yean old, respectively. Neighbors said the couple and their daughters Jasmine, 15, and 9-year-old Jamilah had lived there for four years. They were friendly and well liked, resident of the tidy street said. “It's tragic when it appears an entire family has been killed.’ Pursell said. Neighbor Anna “Mario” Contreras sad she heard shots ring out yesterday between 5.45 am. and 6 am. “I heard boom, boom, boom, boom,” said Contreras, who at first thought the shots came from the nearby Mission District. Now she believes they may have come from the Shami residence. Contreras sad some time after the gunfire, two motorcycles rumbled loudly' through the neighborhood. setting off a number of car alarms.
Weekend biker outings
Every Sunday, Contreras said, six to a dozen members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club would come by to pick up Anthony Shami, who would join them on his Harley Davidson. As they roared dwn the street, the shattering exnaust notes from the big twin-cytrader Harleys would set off car alarms, one by one. Although residents of the neighborhood around St. Mary’s Park Recreation Center found the noise to be a nuisance they said the bikers themselves seemed harmless Some were amused to see Anthony Shami, a man they knew as a mild-mannered marketing marager for Budweiser on weekdays, climb mfo his leather jacket and take off on a lood motorcycle with his burly fnends on the weekends. He often boasted about being the only Palestinian member of the notorious motorcycle gang. said people who live on his street. Members of the Hells Angels could not be reached to ascertain whether Shami was, indeed, a member of the club. *1 talked to him abou it, said neighborJim O'Shea, refering to Shami’s biker hobby. *1 said, 1 don’t get it — you have a family and kids.’ He said, "It's something I like to do. I dont drink and I don't do drugs.'
Offbeat hobby
“He just liked to ride with hs buddies," said a shocked and saddened O’Shea. “He was a good guy and he had a good heart." O’Shea said he remembered not too long ago that Anthony Shami helped an elderly neighbor who had locked herself out of her house. He always provided the sodas at the St Mary’s Park Improvement Club meetings, neighborhood get-togethers to discuss upkeep of the nearby recreation center. And neighbors fondly remembered him handing out Budweiser T-shirts and other company souvenirs. Anna Shami was also well-liked. Conteras remembered how Shami beamed when her husband surprised her with a new Nissan Pathfinder a couple of years ago. Nothing seemed amiss. No one ever knew anything was amiss." Contreras said of the family. Until recently, Anna Shami owned and operated Progressive Grounds, a coffeehouse in San Francisco. The business has new owners now. “She was a great person,” said Marco Boujbk, who has taken over the coffee shop. “I was so sorry to hear the news.” Contreras said that lately, Shami was running a travel agency not far from her home. The Rev. Michael Healy, pastor
of St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Noe Valley, said Jasmine graduated two years ago from the parish school and went on to public high school. The younger daughter was still attending parochial school at St Philip’s. *The kids were just terrific kids, really nice,” he said, adding that he saw the father a few times, but knew the mother better. “She was just a very nice lady, very committed to caring for her kids,” Healy said.
Girls did well in school
He said the younger daughter was more active m sports while Jasmine did well academically. After leaving to attend public high school in Daly City, Jasmine would often come back to her old school to visit Healy remembered her as having a good sense of humor and a playful personality. He said Anthony Shami attended school fonctions regularly and Anna was a devoted parent. “He seemed to be very much a family man and he seemed to have a good relationship with the children. I never heard anything abusive, in any way,” Healy said. *They just seemed to be a very normal family, which would make this very surprising to me, that he would do such a crazy thing to his wife and kids... but, these things happen, there's no explanation for it really.”. Anna Marie Galea was mentioned in newspaper article about Anthony Abdallah Shami on 11 September 2001 at San Francisco Chronicle; Father defies a killer's portrait -- Other suspects sought in S.F. family slaying By Jaxort Van Derbeken Chronicle Staff Writer
Family members joined San Francisco police yesterday in trying to fathom what led to the fatal shootings of a couple and their two children in the family’s Bernal Heights home. Investigators first suspected that Anthony Shami a well-liked beer salesman who rode with the Hells Angels - may have taken his own life after killing his family in the home on Justin Drive. But after noting the absence of trouble in Shami’s background, authorities decided not to rule out a quadruple homicide.
Autopsies were conducted yesterday to help solve the mystery of who killed the 36-year-old Shami, his 37-year-old wife, Anna, and their daughters, 15-year-old Jasmin and 9-year-old Jamilah. “We are investigating it as a murder until such time that we have an indication that takes us elsewhere,” said Ll Judie Pursell.
The bodies were found in one room of the well-kept house in the St. Marys Park neighborhood Sunday morning. There was no sign of forced entry.
Police confirmed that, besides working for a decade with Budweiser in South San Francisco, Anthony Shami was a member of the local Hells Angels motorcycle club, having joined about two years ago. His wife, Anna, had run a coffee house but sold the business to devote herself to her travel agency. Police said they were called to the house about 9:45 am. after relatives, accompanied by two Hells Angels members, discovered the bodies. The two bikers
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had become' concerned when Shami did not show for their usual Sunday ride, police said.Some neighbors viewed the motorcycle club members with suspicion, and one neighbor reported hearing shots between 5:45 and 6 am. Pursell, however, said the family was probably dead by then. Dale Barksdale, Anthony Shami's brother-in-law, found the bodies. He said relatives are in shock. “You can say all that stuff about motorcycles,” he said, “but the bo tom line was that Anthony was a devoted family man, very loving. He would always take care of his family” He said Shami had not told family members about any marital problems, was not in financial trouble - and seemed to be happy. The only thing out of the ordinary in front of the home was a mock grave marker that Shami made for a dog owner whose pet had defecated on the lawn. Donald "Big Al" Salcedo, owner of the Main Mast bar at the foot of Potrero Hill, said Shami was eager to join the group and to ride on Sunday's "Poker Run.”
"They all liked him,” said Salcedo. who sponsors Hells Angels events. "He was a joyful guy, always up ” Shami. he said, was family man who didn’t drink or use drugs.
“I can’t believe he drd it himself,” Salcedo said of the shootings. Shami doted on his daughters, Barksdale said, and sometimes gave them rides on the back of his Harley Davidson. 'They were two little dolls,” Barksdale said. The weekend before last, Shami took hxs daughters to the park and Pier W, Barksdale said. "We had a wonderful time,” he said. "This family was very together". “The bottom line was that Anthony was a devoted-family man, very loving. He would always take care of his family.¹⁷ Dale Barksdale brother-in-law of Anthony Shami. Philip’s parochial school where Jamilah was a fourth-grader and from which Jasmin graduated last year, said the school is grief-stricken. Aima Shami coached the volleyball team and helped run a booth at the school fund-raising festival, Farren said and both parents were active m the school and church. "They were very close-knit - if there was any concern of the academic progress of their daughters, the parents were right there,” Farren said
At Milk High School in Millbrae, where Jasmin was just starting her sophomore year, students designed banners for her and envisioned creating a garden in her memory, said principal Marian Wong Park. "She certainly had a lot of friends here,” Park said.


Obituary: on 14 September 2001: SHAMl-GALEA. Anna Marie —SHAMI. Jasmin Alexandra —SHAMI. Jamllah Antone — All at rest In San Francisco on September 9th. 2001. Anna Marie was the owner of Angelic Travel and Tours in San Francisco. She is the beloved daughter of Joanna and George Galea: The loving sister of Cynthia Galea. Francesca (Trace) Martin. Nina (Michael) Norman and George Galea Jr; and her aunt and Godmother Diana Costanzo. Jasmin Alexandra and Jamllah Antone are the adored grandchildren of their maternal grandparents. Joanna and George Galea and paternal grandparents Abdulla and Esther Shami. They are also survived by many loving aunts, undes and cousins. Jasmin was a student at Mills High School and Jamllah was a studen at Phillips School. Anna Marie Galea was mentioned in newspaper article about Anthony Abdallah Shami on 3 November 2001 at San Francisco Chronicle; Police say dad killed family, self in S.F. home -- Domestic abuse among theories for motive -- By Jaxon Van Derbeken Chronicle Staff Writer
A 56-year-old beer distributor found dead with his wife and children in their San Francisco home in September killed his family and then shot himself, the medical examiner's office has tentatively concluded. After conducting autopsies, the medical examiner found that Anthony Shami killed his 37-year- old wife, Anna, and then his daughter Jamilah, 9, before shooting himself Sept. 8. The office has not reached a formal conclusion about who killed the Shami's 15- year-old daughter, Jasmin.
Lt. Judie Pursell of the police homicide detail confirmed the tentative findings yesterday. She said investigators have looked into a number of theories as to why
Anthony Shami would have killed his family, but that answers have been hard to come by. “It's possible we’ll never know the full truth,” Pursell said. Police said earlier they had not ruled out the possibility that someone else killed ail four family members. Members of Anna Shami’s family said yesterday that they had confronted Anthony Shami with allegations of domestic abuse the night before the killings and indicated they were going to report him to police. Those family members said they believed Anna Shami may lave been trying leave her husband before she was killed. Anthony Shami’s relatives have insisted there was no history of domestic violence. in the household and that he was a well-liked man who loved his family. Shami worked for Budweiser in South San Francisco and joined a local Hells Angels motorcycle club two years ago. His wife had owned a coffee house but sold the business so she could concentrate on running a travel agency. The Shamis apparently died early Sept. 8 but were not found until the following day. The bodes were discovered in one room of the well-kept house in the St Mary's Park neighborhood of Bernal Heights. There was no sign of forced entry.

     Anthony Abdallah Shami was born circa 1965. He married Anna Marie Galea, daughter of George Tony Galea Sr and Joanna Emilia Costanzo, on 22 October 1985 at San Mateo Co., CA, USA. Anthony Abdallah Shami died on 8 September 2001 at San Francisco, CA, USA.
     Anthony Abdallah Shami was mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle on 10 September 2001: Family of 4 found slain in S.F. home -- Dad may have shot wife, kids, himself --By ]axon Van Derbeken and Stacy Finz
A beer salesman and weekend biker was found shot to death yesterday along with his wife and two young daughters in what police said appeared to be a murder- suicide in their home near Bernal Heights. San Francisco investigators said they found a gun in the house, but it does not appear that anyone entered the house forcibly. Police said they believe the man shot his wife and children and then himself. It was the first quadruple-killing in San Francisco since October 1999, when a 63-year-old airport security guard killed three neighbors before taking his own life. Police were summoned to the scene of yesterday's carnage at about 945 a-m., after a relative discovered the bodies. The family member, according to police, became concerned that he hadn’t heard from the couple in more than a day and went to their house on Justin Drive. When no one answered, he kicked in the door and found the gruesome death scene, said San Francisco Police...
Family of 4 found slain in San Francisco home
Homicide LL Judie Pursell. Police did not release the names ol the victims, but property records show that the owners of the house are Anthony and Anna Shami, 56 and 37 yean old, respectively. Neighbors said the couple and their daughters Jasmine, 15, and 9-year-old Jamilah had lived there for four years. They were friendly and well liked, resident of the tidy street said. “It's tragic when it appears an entire family has been killed.’ Pursell said. Neighbor Anna “Mario” Contreras sad she heard shots ring out yesterday between 5.45 am. and 6 am. “I heard boom, boom, boom, boom,” said Contreras, who at first thought the shots came from the nearby Mission District. Now she believes they may have come from the Shami residence. Contreras sad some time after the gunfire, two motorcycles rumbled loudly' through the neighborhood. setting off a number of car alarms.
Weekend biker outings
Every Sunday, Contreras said, six to a dozen members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club would come by to pick up Anthony Shami, who would join them on his Harley Davidson. As they roared dwn the street, the shattering exnaust notes from the big twin-cytrader Harleys would set off car alarms, one by one. Although residents of the neighborhood around St. Mary’s Park Recreation Center found the noise to be a nuisance they said the bikers themselves seemed harmless Some were amused to see Anthony Shami, a man they knew as a mild-mannered marketing marager for Budweiser on weekdays, climb mfo his leather jacket and take off on a lood motorcycle with his burly fnends on the weekends. He often boasted about being the only Palestinian member of the notorious motorcycle gang. said people who live on his street. Members of the Hells Angels could not be reached to ascertain whether Shami was, indeed, a member of the club. *1 talked to him abou it, said neighborJim O'Shea, refering to Shami’s biker hobby. *1 said, 1 don’t get it — you have a family and kids.’ He said, "It's something I like to do. I dont drink and I don't do drugs.'
Offbeat hobby
“He just liked to ride with hs buddies," said a shocked and saddened O’Shea. “He was a good guy and he had a good heart." O’Shea said he remembered not too long ago that Anthony Shami helped an elderly neighbor who had locked herself out of her house. He always provided the sodas at the St Mary’s Park Improvement Club meetings, neighborhood get-togethers to discuss upkeep of the nearby recreation center. And neighbors fondly remembered him handing out Budweiser T-shirts and other company souvenirs. Anna Shami was also well-liked. Conteras remembered how Shami beamed when her husband surprised her with a new Nissan Pathfinder a couple of years ago. Nothing seemed amiss. No one ever knew anything was amiss." Contreras said of the family. Until recently, Anna Shami owned and operated Progressive Grounds, a coffeehouse in San Francisco. The business has new owners now. “She was a great person,” said Marco Boujbk, who has taken over the coffee shop. “I was so sorry to hear the news.” Contreras said that lately, Shami was running a travel agency not far from her home. The Rev. Michael Healy, pastor
of St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Noe Valley, said Jasmine graduated two years ago from the parish school and went on to public high school. The younger daughter was still attending parochial school at St Philip’s. *The kids were just terrific kids, really nice,” he said, adding that he saw the father a few times, but knew the mother better. “She was just a very nice lady, very committed to caring for her kids,” Healy said.
Girls did well in school
He said the younger daughter was more active m sports while Jasmine did well academically. After leaving to attend public high school in Daly City, Jasmine would often come back to her old school to visit Healy remembered her as having a good sense of humor and a playful personality. He said Anthony Shami attended school fonctions regularly and Anna was a devoted parent. “He seemed to be very much a family man and he seemed to have a good relationship with the children. I never heard anything abusive, in any way,” Healy said. *They just seemed to be a very normal family, which would make this very surprising to me, that he would do such a crazy thing to his wife and kids... but, these things happen, there's no explanation for it really.”.

Anthony Abdallah Shami was mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle on 11 September 2001: Father defies a killer's portrait -- Other suspects sought in S.F. family slaying By Jaxort Van Derbeken Chronicle Staff Writer
Family members joined San Francisco police yesterday in trying to fathom what led to the fatal shootings of a couple and their two children in the family’s Bernal Heights home. Investigators first suspected that Anthony Shami a well-liked beer salesman who rode with the Hells Angels - may have taken his own life after killing his family in the home on Justin Drive. But after noting the absence of trouble in Shami’s background, authorities decided not to rule out a quadruple homicide.
Autopsies were conducted yesterday to help solve the mystery of who killed the 36-year-old Shami, his 37-year-old wife, Anna, and their daughters, 15-year-old Jasmin and 9-year-old Jamilah. “We are investigating it as a murder until such time that we have an indication that takes us elsewhere,” said Ll Judie Pursell.
The bodies were found in one room of the well-kept house in the St. Marys Park neighborhood Sunday morning. There was no sign of forced entry.
Police confirmed that, besides working for a decade with Budweiser in South San Francisco, Anthony Shami was a member of the local Hells Angels motorcycle club, having joined about two years ago. His wife, Anna, had run a coffee house but sold the business to devote herself to her travel agency. Police said they were called to the house about 9:45 am. after relatives, accompanied by two Hells Angels members, discovered the bodies. The two bikers
Relatives describe father as a simple family man From Page A9
had become' concerned when Shami did not show for their usual Sunday ride, police said.Some neighbors viewed the motorcycle club members with suspicion, and one neighbor reported hearing shots between 5:45 and 6 am. Pursell, however, said the family was probably dead by then. Dale Barksdale, Anthony Shami's brother-in-law, found the bodies. He said relatives are in shock. “You can say all that stuff about motorcycles,” he said, “but the bo tom line was that Anthony was a devoted family man, very loving. He would always take care of his family” He said Shami had not told family members about any marital problems, was not in financial trouble - and seemed to be happy. The only thing out of the ordinary in front of the home was a mock grave marker that Shami made for a dog owner whose pet had defecated on the lawn. Donald "Big Al" Salcedo, owner of the Main Mast bar at the foot of Potrero Hill, said Shami was eager to join the group and to ride on Sunday's "Poker Run.”
"They all liked him,” said Salcedo. who sponsors Hells Angels events. "He was a joyful guy, always up ” Shami. he said, was family man who didn’t drink or use drugs.
“I can’t believe he drd it himself,” Salcedo said of the shootings. Shami doted on his daughters, Barksdale said, and sometimes gave them rides on the back of his Harley Davidson. 'They were two little dolls,” Barksdale said. The weekend before last, Shami took hxs daughters to the park and Pier W, Barksdale said. "We had a wonderful time,” he said. "This family was very together". “The bottom line was that Anthony was a devoted-family man, very loving. He would always take care of his family.¹⁷ Dale Barksdale brother-in-law of Anthony Shami. Philip’s parochial school where Jamilah was a fourth-grader and from which Jasmin graduated last year, said the school is grief-stricken. Aima Shami coached the volleyball team and helped run a booth at the school fund-raising festival, Farren said and both parents were active m the school and church. "They were very close-knit - if there was any concern of the academic progress of their daughters, the parents were right there,” Farren said
At Milk High School in Millbrae, where Jasmin was just starting her sophomore year, students designed banners for her and envisioned creating a garden in her memory, said principal Marian Wong Park. "She certainly had a lot of friends here,” Park said.


Obituary: on 12 September 2001: SHAM!. Anthony A.— Passed away in San Francisco. September 9, 2001 at 36 yaars of age. Husband of the late Anna; father of the late Jasmine and Jamilah. survived by his loving parents Abdullah and Ester Shami; beloved of family and friends.

Anthony Abdallah Shami was mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle on 3 November 2001: Police say dad killed family, self in S.F. home -- Domestic abuse among theories for motive -- By Jaxon Van Derbeken Chronicle Staff Writer
A 56-year-old beer distributor found dead with his wife and children in their San Francisco home in September killed his family and then shot himself, the medical examiner's office has tentatively concluded. After conducting autopsies, the medical examiner found that Anthony Shami killed his 37-year- old wife, Anna, and then his daughter Jamilah, 9, before shooting himself Sept. 8. The office has not reached a formal conclusion about who killed the Shami's 15- year-old daughter, Jasmin.
Lt. Judie Pursell of the police homicide detail confirmed the tentative findings yesterday. She said investigators have looked into a number of theories as to why
Anthony Shami would have killed his family, but that answers have been hard to come by. “It's possible we’ll never know the full truth,” Pursell said. Police said earlier they had not ruled out the possibility that someone else killed ail four family members. Members of Anna Shami’s family said yesterday that they had confronted Anthony Shami with allegations of domestic abuse the night before the killings and indicated they were going to report him to police. Those family members said they believed Anna Shami may lave been trying leave her husband before she was killed. Anthony Shami’s relatives have insisted there was no history of domestic violence. in the household and that he was a well-liked man who loved his family. Shami worked for Budweiser in South San Francisco and joined a local Hells Angels motorcycle club two years ago. His wife had owned a coffee house but sold the business so she could concentrate on running a travel agency. The Shamis apparently died early Sept. 8 but were not found until the following day. The bodes were discovered in one room of the well-kept house in the St Mary's Park neighborhood of Bernal Heights. There was no sign of forced entry.