Wealthy restauranteur, 52, kills his PREGNANT wife, their two young children and himself in horrific murder-suicide at $1.2m home in Houston's smartest suburb

By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 17:23, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 17:28, 5 May 2026 A wealthy Texas restauranteur and former pharmaceutical CEO murdered his pregnant wife and their two young children in a horror murder-suicide, the Daily Mail has learned.  Matthew Mitchell, 52, has been named as the suspect in the tragedy in the affluent neighborhood of River Oaks in Houston, Texas on Monday night.  Matthew was found dead alongside his pregnant wife Thy Mitchell and their two young children, aged eight and four, in the home.  Authorities said Matthew is the suspect in the deaths.  The couple owned the restaurant Traveler's Table in Houston, and Matthew was previously CEO of the Texas Center for Drug Development, according to his biography.  A publicist for the family's restaurant told the Daily Mail that Thy was a 'dear friend', and said the family would not be releasing a statement as the investigation continues.   Houston Police Department said they were called to the address shortly after 5:26pm on Monday night for a welfare check. Police said it was a babysitter and a relative of one of the parents that alerted officers to have concerns after not hearing from the family. Matthew Mitchell, 52, a wealthy Texas restauranteur and former pharmaceutical CEO, murdered his pregnant wife and their two young children in a horror murder-suicide, the Daily Mail has learned Authorities said the couple's two children aged 8 and 4 were found dead in the home Police said they entered the home to find the parents and their two children dead inside.  The children had last been seen on Sunday, and had been found dead in their beds, reports Fox26.  Authorities said they were treating the tragedy as a murder-suicide, but have not released any further details over the crime scene.  The River Oaks community is among the most affluent in Houston, where multi-million dollar homes line the streets.  A neighbor named Cindy told Click2 that she has lived in the neighborhood for 19 years, and had 'never seen anything like this.'  'We haven't had these kinds of tragedies. We don't have robberies,' she said. 'I shake for the little kids.'  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.