Authorities in New Hampshire are continuing to piece together the tragic events that left four members of the Long family dead earlier this month.

Emily Long, 34, was found dead from a gunshot wound on August 18 inside her family’s home alongside her husband, Ryan Long, 48, and their two children, Parker, 8, and Ryan, 6. Investigators have determined the mother killed her husband and children before turning the gun on herself. The couple’s toddler, who was also inside the home, was found unharmed.

At the time of her death, Emily had been public about her struggles with depression. On TikTok, where she described herself in her bio as a “Brain Cancer Wife,” she spoke candidly about caring for her husband following his recent brain cancer diagnosis.

But a new report this week suggests there may have been even more turmoil than the family’s public-facing story revealed. According to WCVB in Boston, Emily’s former employer has accused her of stealing more than $660,000 from his business over the past two years.

Derek Fisher, the owner of Wing-Itz, a regional chicken wing chain where Emily had worked, told the station he first became suspicious when he noticed “a lot of handwritten checks being deposited into her bank account.” After hiring an accountant to review the company’s finances, he says the full scope of the alleged embezzlement came to light.

“There was over $660,000 taken,” Fisher said. He told WCVB that the alleged scheme began in January 2023 and continued until it was uncovered last month.

Fisher acknowledged that he had been aware of Ryan Long’s cancer diagnosis and initially wanted to give Emily the benefit of the doubt. “Given her circumstances with her husband, I was trying to be considerate and patient,” he explained.

Now, in the aftermath of the family’s deaths, Fisher says he is no longer focused on recovering the missing money. Instead, his concern has turned to the toddler who survived. “Anything that’s left should go to that child,” Fisher said. “He deserves all of it. It’s not fair to him. He didn’t make this happen, and he didn’t deserve this.”

Despite the shocking revelations, state officials have urged caution against drawing a straight line between Emily’s alleged actions at work, her husband’s health, and the murder-suicide. In a statement last week, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said, “While investigators are becoming aware of various concerns/issues ongoing in the household at the time of the event in question, people should avoid speculating that this event was caused by a single reason or stressor.”

For the Madbury community, and for Emily’s surviving child, the tragedy remains almost impossible to comprehend. What is clear is that the combination of illness, financial strain, and hidden turmoil left deep scars—and left friends, neighbors, and relatives asking questions that may never have simple answers.