Anthony Milan Ross, 45, was arrested on Monday for the murder of his ex wife Iris Ross, 38, and his two children — Nigel Ross, 11, and 10-month-old daughter Anora Ross, at their apartment in Phoenix, Arizona.
Anthony was a motivational speaker, bestselling author and vegan chef who gave credit to his plant-based diet for his more than 200 pound weight loss, AZCentral reported. On his website, Full Flavor Vegan, Milan says his “mission in lifeis to help others escape the deadly hold of obesity.”
“My body feels much better. I’m in better shape at 45 than I ever was when I was skinny in my 20s,” Ross told the Phoenix 12News station one month ago.
Ross seemed happy and normal with his children hours before the Christmas Day killings. Ross posted on his Facebook page a video Christmas Eve of him and his 11-year-old son.
“Hey guys, I’m smiling and I’m hanging out with Nigel on Christmas Eve. We’re going to embarrass ourselves! We’re going to sing,” Ross said smiling with his son.
Police tried to talk to Ross when he was inside the apartment, Sgt. Jonathan Howard said. Several hours later, Ross made known to police that he had killed the two children and began shooting at officers, said authorities. There are no known motive for the deadly shooting.
A status conference is set to be held at Maricopa County Superior Court on January 3rd, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 5th.