On the morning of November 16, Megan heard the dog barking and her mother screaming. She ran downstairs and entered Lisa’s bedroom. Inside, she said, Sabrina was attacking her mother with a knife. Megan tried to intervene, but Sabrina threatened her too. Megan backed away and called 911.
By the time police arrived at the Willoughby Hills home, Megan’s feet were covered in blood. Lisa was dead. The foster daughter once welcomed into the family was identified by Megan as the person who killed her. In the hours that followed, the family’s attention turned not only to Sabrina’s violence, but also to Kevin—the husband who had stood beside Lisa and defended Sabrina, whose conduct raised questions for the people around him.
A Family Built Around Second Chances
Before the murder, Kevin was not a stranger to the people who would later question him. David, who described Kevin as an older brother, met him through work at a private ambulance company. The two worked 24-hour shifts as partners and became close. David remembered Kevin as outgoing, open, and easy to like. He said Kevin had a quality that drew people toward him without seeming to try.
That trust deepened into family life. David remembered Kevin being present after his wedding and offering support throughout the day. He described Kevin as someone he looked up to and later admitted how difficult it was to reconcile the man he missed with the man connected to Lisa’s death.
Kevin’s marriage to Lisa was presented as a hopeful beginning. Megan remembered meeting Kevin when she was five. At first, he seemed like a nice man, and she was happy that her mother had found someone. She was a flower girl at the wedding and remembered being excited—very excited—about the family they were building.
For a time, Megan described her childhood as happy. Lisa was her best friend. Kevin and Lisa appeared affectionate. The family looked, in Megan’s words, picture-perfect. Kevin embraced Megan as if she were his own daughter, and he and Lisa later had a child together.
That family eventually expanded in another way. Lisa introduced the idea of taking in foster children, and Kevin supported it. The purpose, as described in the account, was to give children a safe place to live. One of the teenagers they considered fostering was Sabrina.
At the beginning, Sabrina’s arrival seemed to fulfill that promise. Megan called her “Bri” and welcomed the idea of having an older sister. The two girls spent time together, hugged, did each other’s hair, and participated in what Megan described as ordinary sister-like activities. Sabrina reportedly told Megan that she was happy to have a loving family and a home.
For a brief period, everyone appeared happy. Later, Megan would say that all the good memories had become difficult to face.
When Sabrina Became “Bri”
The relationship between Megan and Sabrina was not described as distant or hostile from the beginning. Megan recalled being excited to have an older sister she had never had. Lisa made Sabrina feel welcome, and the girls spent time together in the home.
That is what made the later rupture so painful. Megan did not describe Sabrina as an anonymous foster child who passed through the household. She described her as someone she had trusted, someone she allowed around her younger siblings, and someone she once considered family.
After Lisa’s death, photographs of Sabrina became unbearable for Megan. She said she could not stand looking at them or hearing Sabrina’s name. The emotional shift was not merely a change in opinion. It was the collapse of a relationship that had once been defined by closeness.
The story’s central tension developed inside that domestic space. It did not begin with a public confrontation or a stranger forcing entry into the home. It emerged through changing loyalties, disputed accusations, and behavior that family members said they did not know how to interpret at the time.
The Conflicts Inside the Home
Megan recalled an incident involving an iPad. Sabrina had the device, Megan wanted it, and Lisa went upstairs to retrieve it. Sabrina then said Lisa had hit her. Megan insisted that Lisa had not touched Sabrina and said she was standing nearby when it happened. Police came to the house, asked whether Lisa had hit Sabrina, and left after both Lisa and Megan said she had not.
What happened after officers left stayed with Megan. She remembered Kevin putting his arm around Sabrina in a way that felt different from ordinary comfort. In Megan’s view, Kevin defended Sabrina regardless of the circumstances, while Lisa increasingly felt that her husband no longer had her back.
The family’s tension intensified after another incident. Megan recalled returning home with her mother after being gone for several hours and finding Sabrina alone with Kevin while wearing a sports bra. Megan said the situation seemed unusual to both her and Lisa because Sabrina was in the home as a foster child and Kevin was a father figure.
Lisa told Kevin that it was time for Sabrina to leave. Megan agreed, saying Sabrina was causing more problems than good. According to the account, Kevin did not take that decision well, and the conflict did not sit well with Sabrina either.
None of these events, standing alone, established what would happen next. That distinction matters. The later murder changed how the family remembered earlier moments, but hindsight is not the same as proof. Megan herself expressed regret that she had not recognized the signs sooner. She also acknowledged that there was nothing she could do to change the past.
The Camping Trip That Looked Different Later
A short time before the killing, Kevin invited David, David’s wife, and their three children to join Kevin and Lisa at a campsite. David remembered the children having fun and playing together. Yet he also sensed that Kevin and Lisa were not acting like themselves. Something appeared strained between them.
When David asked whether everything was all right, Kevin told him that Lisa believed something inappropriate was happening between Kevin and Sabrina. David understood the accusation as a suspicion that Kevin was having an affair with Sabrina. He was incredulous and offered to speak with Lisa to reassure her that nothing was happening. Kevin asked him to let the matter go and keep it private so the rest of the trip would not become more uncomfortable.
Later that evening, while Kevin and David were outside preparing a fire for the children, Kevin showed David the waistband of a pair of underwear. Kevin said Sabrina had bought them for him after someone told her they were comfortable. David found the gift unusually intimate for a foster child to give a foster parent, but he did not know how to respond. He let the moment pass.
The following morning, Kevin showed David photographs of Sabrina. Kevin said Sabrina wanted to model and that he had taken pictures to serve as headshots or modeling photographs. David remembered the images as involving poses that seemed seductive for someone so young. The sight unsettled him, but he persuaded himself that it might not mean anything. Kevin had always seemed good with children, and David said he had never previously seen anything he considered irregular.
That decision—to push the discomfort aside—became one of the memories David revisited most often. After Lisa’s death, he said he returned mentally to the camping trip and blamed himself for not looking at the warning signs differently. He did not claim that he had caused what happened. Instead, he described the burden of wondering whether he could have recognized danger and helped change the outcome.
The Night of November 15
The night before Lisa was killed, Megan noticed Sabrina and Kevin whispering to each other before Kevin left for work. Megan did not know what they were saying, but she considered the exchange unusual.
Megan went to bed around 9 p.m. Sabrina’s bedroom was next to hers. During the night, Sabrina’s phone began receiving message after message. The notifications were frequent enough to wake Megan. When Megan went into Sabrina’s room and asked what was happening, Sabrina said nothing was wrong.
Megan returned to bed. She did not think anything more of the messages at the time.
The next morning was November 16. Megan heard the dog barking loudly and her mother screaming. She ran downstairs and entered Lisa’s room. Furniture or other objects had been knocked over. Megan said she saw Sabrina stabbing Lisa.
The account does not soften what Megan described. She said she tried to make Sabrina stop, but Sabrina threatened to stab her. Megan remembered Sabrina’s face as angry and determined. Faced with the threat, Megan backed away and called 911.
The Attack on Lisa
When police arrived at the Willoughby Hills house, Megan ran outside and urged them to hurry. Her feet were covered in blood. Officers pointed a gun at her because they initially thought she might be involved. Megan shouted that it was not her and that Sabrina was inside.
Megan said Sabrina stabbed Lisa 178 times. She knew her mother was badly injured and believed Lisa would not survive.
The supplied account does not provide a complete forensic narrative, and it does not independently establish every detail of the attack. It does, however, describe the central facts as Megan remembered them: Lisa was attacked in her bedroom, Megan witnessed the assault, Sabrina threatened Megan, and Lisa died.
The violence left more than a crime scene. It left a permanent memory for the surviving children. Megan said photographs of the bedroom were unnecessary because she already saw the room in her mind. She remembered blood on the mattress and floors and described the experience of entering the room as horrific and unreal.
She also rejected the idea that the killing was self-defense. In her view, Lisa had been fighting for her life. Megan said Sabrina later claimed that everything went blank and that she entered a rage, but Megan focused on another detail: the youngest daughter was in the room and was later found in a closet. Megan reasoned that Sabrina must have moved the child before returning to Lisa.
That interpretation was Megan’s conclusion about what the child’s location meant. It should be understood as her account of the event, not as an independent reconstruction of the evidence.
Why Kevin’s Behavior Drew Attention
After Lisa died, Megan said Kevin showed little visible emotion. He did not cry or say much. Instead, he asked where Sabrina was and tried to see her. The reaction struck family members as strange because Sabrina had just killed his wife, according to the account.
David later encountered Kevin at a police station or detention setting, where Kevin said he wanted to see Sabrina to make sure she was all right. An officer told him that Sabrina had no visitation time left. Kevin became upset and raised his voice. David said he pulled Kevin back and calmed him because he feared Kevin could be arrested for his behavior.
Kevin then asked David to deliver a message. He produced a folded piece of paper and passed it to an officer. The officer refused to give Sabrina the note and returned it, explaining that officers were not permitted to pass messages to her. David said the episode made him think the situation would look bad to others.
Megan also remembered Kevin’s conduct at Lisa’s funeral. More than 900 people attended, and many hugged Megan, including people she did not know. The turnout showed her how much Lisa had meant to others. Kevin, she said, displayed no emotion. When he spoke, he told the mourners to pray for Sabrina. That statement stood out to the people around him because Sabrina was the person identified as Lisa’s killer.
The account also says Kevin contacted Lisa’s workplace on the morning of the killing to ask about life insurance policies and survivor benefits. Megan said she could not understand why those questions would have been an immediate priority after Lisa’s death.
According to the account, the high school was also investigating what was described as inappropriate behavior involving Kevin and Sabrina when Kevin picked her up from school. Megan learned that detectives were looking into Kevin and went to the Willoughby Hills Police Department to speak with one of them.
She remembered Kevin appearing at the police station with a lawyer and interpreting that decision as a red flag. That interpretation reflected her growing suspicion. The transcript does not supply a full account of the interview, the legal advice Kevin received, or the complete investigative record.
The Evidence Megan Could Not Forget
One image that stayed with Megan was a photograph of the knife used in Lisa’s murder. She recalled seeing it at a court hearing and said it still had Lisa’s blood on it. She described the knife as serrated and said it had a permanent bend from the force used against Lisa.
The weapon became, for Megan, a physical representation of the violence she could not comprehend. She struggled to understand how anyone could use such a knife even once, much less repeatedly. Her question was not only how Lisa died, but how the situation inside the family had reached that point.
Megan believed Kevin needed Sabrina to carry out the killing. She said Kevin portrayed a future in which he and Sabrina could live together, receive money from Lisa’s death, and create their own family. She believed Sabrina accepted that promise and agreed to participate.
Those claims were part of Megan’s understanding of the motive and Kevin’s alleged role in the case. The supplied SRT does not provide a separate, complete account from prosecutors or the defense explaining every piece of evidence. For that reason, the most accurate description is that Megan believed Kevin manipulated Sabrina and helped facilitate the plan.
A Trial, a Testimony, and a Family Divided
Megan testified against Kevin. She described a photograph of herself that reminded her she had helped put him away for life. She believed she had done the right thing, but still felt that she had betrayed the man she once regarded as a brother.
That conflict runs through the entire account. David missed Kevin even as he struggled to accept what Kevin was accused of doing. Megan remembered Sabrina as an older sister while also calling her the person who killed her mother. The family’s grief did not fit into a single category.
Megan believed Sabrina had been manipulated, but she did not view that as an excuse. She said Sabrina spoke at Kevin’s trial after being told that telling the truth could lead to a lighter sentence. Megan gave Sabrina credit for coming forward and describing what Kevin had allegedly manipulated her into doing. At the same time, Megan maintained that Sabrina was the person who killed Lisa.
Later, after hearing Sabrina’s account, David said he felt some sympathy for her. He learned that Kevin had presented an ultimatum involving Lisa or Kevin taking his own life. David had not heard that before. He remembered that he and his family had spent time with Kevin only weeks earlier and wondered whether he could have stopped the plan if Kevin had told him what he intended.
That sympathy did not erase responsibility. David said Sabrina had endured a difficult life and that no child should have been pulled into such a situation. He also said her actions were horrible and that she was facing consequences for making the wrong decision. In the same breath, he expressed grief for Megan, the youngest daughter, and Lisa.
What Remains After the Trial
Megan’s account ends not with a clean resolution, but with the lasting consequences of Lisa’s death. She said Kevin left her and her sister without their mother and without money. She believed he expected to escape responsibility and said he should spend the rest of his life in prison.
She also described the cost of surviving the crime. Her mental health suffered. She experienced flashbacks to the morning Lisa died and struggled with anxiety and depression. She said she trusted very few people because she had learned that it was impossible to know what someone might be capable of.
Over time, she said those symptoms became less severe, but they did not disappear. She still wished she could have saved her mother or done more.
Lisa’s memory, however, is not reduced to the crime scene. Megan remembered her as someone who would do anything for others, loved her children, and worked as a social worker. She called Lisa an amazing mother and her best friend.
That is the meaning Megan returns to when she tells Lisa’s story. The case contains allegations of manipulation, a foster-family relationship that deteriorated, a deadly attack, and a trial that forced family members to testify against people they once trusted. But beneath those legal and investigative questions is a daughter’s effort to preserve the person her mother was before her life became a headline.
Megan’s final promise is simple: she will never stop telling Lisa’s story.
FAQ
Who was Lisa in the case described here?
Lisa was Megan’s mother, Kevin’s wife, and a foster parent. The account describes her as a social worker, a devoted mother, and a woman who wanted to provide a safe home for foster children.
Who is Sabrina Zunich?
Sabrina Zunich was the teenage foster child living with Lisa’s family. Megan initially treated Sabrina like an older sister and called her “Bri.” According to Megan’s account, Sabrina attacked Lisa in the family home on November 16.
Where did Lisa’s murder happen?
The account places the murder at Lisa and Kevin’s home in Willoughby Hills. Megan said the attack occurred in Lisa’s bedroom.
How many times was Lisa stabbed?
Megan said Sabrina stabbed Lisa 178 times. That figure comes from the supplied program transcript and is presented here as Megan’s account.
What warning signs did family members describe?
The account includes growing conflict between Lisa and Sabrina, Kevin’s repeated defense of Sabrina, concerns about private interactions, an intimate gift Sabrina reportedly gave Kevin, modeling photographs that David found troubling, and Kevin and Sabrina whispering before the killing. These details were interpreted differently after Lisa’s death and should not be treated as independent proof of criminal intent without the complete case record.
What did Kevin allegedly do after Lisa died?
According to the account, Kevin showed little visible emotion, focused on seeing Sabrina, attempted to pass her a note, spoke in support of Sabrina at Lisa’s funeral, and inquired about Lisa’s life insurance and survivor benefits. Family members viewed this behavior as suspicious. The supplied SRT does not provide the entire investigative or court record.
Did Megan testify against Kevin?
Yes. Megan said she testified against Kevin and believed her testimony helped put him away for life. The supplied SRT does not provide a full sentencing document, so this article does not add legal details that are not stated in the source.
How did Lisa’s death affect Megan?
Megan described flashbacks, anxiety, depression, difficulty trusting people, and enduring memories of the morning her mother died. She also continued to honor Lisa as her best friend and as an exceptionally loving mother.
