Prominent Miami Realtor, Ex-Husband and Two Daughters Found Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide

Police say a welfare check at a Doral home uncovered four stabbing deaths: Melanie Hyer, 46, her two daughters Savannah (11) and Sienna (8), and the girls’ father, Ryan Whiten, 42, in what investigators believe was a murder‑suicide. Hyer was a high‑profile probate real estate agent who had separated from Whiten years earlier; Whiten’s ex‑wife described a toxic relationship and a bitter custody dispute. Autopsies are pending as detectives continue the active investigation and the community mourns.