Lana Stewart and her three children lived in a house of horrors long before last Saturday when Salvatore Ragusa set it on fire.
That was 48-year-old Ragusa during a King County District Mental Health Court hearing in February of 2022.
Three years earlier, Ragusa had set fire to the Queen Anne home where Lana was living. When Seattle police arrived, he was standing near the roof’s edge, a thick rope around his neck, threatening to jump.According to court documents, District Court Judge Lisa Paglisotti presided over the so-called “graduation” hearing releasing Ragusa from his legal obligations. Those in the hearing even applauded Ragusa for his hard work with Valley Cities Behavioral Health.
But Lana’s family said it was she, a loving mother, who tried to keep the peace. It all sadly came to a fiery end last Saturday. Lana died from multiple sharp force injuries. Her two younger children, 7-year-old Sebastino and 4-month-old Valentina, died in the fire. Raguso took his own life, too. Only their 11-year-old daughter, Lulu, managed to escape.
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