Gorkha, June 19 -- Every night before going to bed, Laxmi Pariyar talked to her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren living in Virginia, United States.

On June 5, as usual, she spoke with her son Santosh Pariyar and eight-year-old granddaughter Saina via video call at around 10am.

The next day, she heard the news that shattered her world.

Her son Santosh, 38, along with his wife Anju Shrestha, 36, daughter Saina,8, and two-year-old son Om-who was born in the US-were found dead in their apartment in Manassas Park, Virginia.

Originally from ward 8 of Palungtar Municipality in Gorkha, Laxmi is currently residing at Greenland, Tokha, Kathmandu. Since learning of the deaths, she has been unable to eat or sleep.

"They used to say they w...