A Florida professor who killed his three-year-old daughter then himself in a gruesome murder-suicide case while in the middle of a bitter custody battle over the child with his estranged wife left a note which shed light on his state of mind.
'I cannot imagine a life for myself and Ela to go through this nonsense for the rest of our lives,' Ayhan Aytes wrote in the letter found by investigators.
The note was found on December 10, when police were conducting a welfare check on Aytes and his three-year-old daughter, Ela, in the suburban Tampa home in Temple Terrace, Florida.
Florida communications professor Ayhan Aytes, 48, (left) is suspected of killing his three-year-old daughter Ela then himself in a gruesome murder-suicide case. He was in the middle of a bitter custody battle over Ela with his estranged wife Laurel Friedman, 38 (right with Ela)
When officers arrived at Aytes' first-floor condo, they found him hanging from a rafter on his back porch and his daughter laying dead in her bed, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
The letter was a typed, seven-page note dated December 6.
A police search warrant described the letter as discussing matters including 'separation, divorce and child custody matters between Laurel [Friedman] and Ayhan.'
The welfare check was initiated after Friedman, 38, Ela's mother who was estranged from her husband, said she had not heard from them in days.
Friedman said she was having custody problems with Aytes, 48 over Ela.
The couple filed for divorce in January and decided to share custody of Ela, but Friedman grew increasingly worried he would take the child to his native country of Turkey after he failed to bring her back after his scheduled visits, according to her divorce filings.
Their bodies were discovered in his Temple Terrace home (above) on Monday by police conducting a welfare check
In September, a judge granted Friedman's request to bar Aytes from taking Ela to Turkey to visit his family.
Aytes was a permanent resident of the United States who held a green card.
The judge agreed with Friedman that Ela was at risk of abduction by her father, who denied that he planned to stay in Turkey permanently with his daughter.
Aytes claimed that he simply wanted to take Ela to visit his mother.
On December 5, Aytes was scheduled to bring Ela to school, but he never showed, prompting Friedman to file an emergency motion in court.
Friedman's motion alleged that Aytes was beginning to show signs of decline in his mental health and that his behavior was becoming more erratic.
Friedman then sent Aytes a text message saying it was her turn to spend time with their daughter.
Aytes responded by warning Friedman not to 'push it too hard.'
There was also an email exchange between lawyers for Friedman and Aytes according to which Aytes claimed that Ela was touched inappropriately by Friedman's 'paramour.'
Aytes said he had spoken to a child protection investigator who would look into the matter.
He decided that he would keep Ela 'until a decision is made regarding whether a dependency matter will be opened.'
But an investigator from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office who looked into the abuse claims said that there was never any recommendation that Aytes not permit Friedman to see Ela.
Friedman's emergency motion accused Aytes of fabricating the abuse claim. She asked the judge to force Aytes to allow her to see Ela immediately.
But Hillsborough Circuit Judge Wesley Tibbals declined to issue an emergency pickup order.
Instead, he issued a directive demanding Aytes abide by the terms of the initial parenting arrangement.
On the next day, December 6, Friedman and Aytes spoke by telephone for the final time, according to police.
Four days later, Friedman called police after not hearing from her husband for days.
Officers conducted a welfare check at Aytes' condo at 11859 Skylake Place in Temple Terrace.
It was there officers made the shocking discovery of the father dead along with his young daughter at 4.11pm.
Aytes was found hanging from a rafter inside the screened patio just a few inches from the ground.
He had a plastic bag over his head and a thin green rope around his neck, according to the search warrant.
Aytes was dressed in a black suit and dress shoes.
Just a few feet from his body was a table on which sat a framed photo showing himself and a young girl believed to be his daughter.
Ela's lifeless body was found in a bedroom in the front of the home.
She was wearing a pajama shirt and lying on her back in bed. The covers of the bed were pulled up close to her neck.
The police report indicates that Ela's arms were extended and her hands were lying near her head with palms facing upward.
The couple filed for divorce in January and decided to share custody of Ela, but Friedman grew increasingly worried Aytes would take the child to his native country of Turkey after he failed to bring her back after his scheduled visits, according to divorce filings
Ela's had a small stuffed animal and a stuffed crescent moon near her left hand.
In her right hand, she was holding a piece of paper that had unicorns drawn on it.
The police document does not mention any signs of trauma on her body, though there were signs of decomposition.
Inside the sliding glass door, police found the typed letter and a computer on a desk.
The computer was turned on, according to police. It was showing Aytes' email inbox.
The last email that was open in the inbox was dated December 6. It was sent by Blair Chan, Aytes' lawyer, according to police.
Part of the email was visible to investigators. It read: 'Case Status - As a follow up to our call this morning. I encourage you to comply with Temporary order and exchange the child with mother today...'
Police believe Aytes killed his daughter then took his own life.
The cause of death will be determined by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Tensions between Aytes and Friedman escalated in the weeks leading up to the suspected murder-suicide.
When Aytes didn't return the little girl to Friedman after his scheduled visiting day, she filed an emergency motion in court asking a judge to issue an order to allow her to pick up the girl immediately.
'The Father is only refusing to return the minor child for a warped sense of satisfaction that he has disrupted the Mother’s life,' the motion said, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Aytes was a media and communication scholar who worked as an assistant visiting professor at the University of South Florida. His estranged wife was also a communications instructor there
'Father’s mental health is declining, and his behavior is becoming increasingly unpredictable and erratic,' the filing said.
But Judge Wesley Tibbals instead issued a directive demanding Aytes abide by the parenting plan.
The suspected murder-suicide took place just five days later.
Police records show that officers responded to his address eight times in the past couple of years.
'The system failed Ela in the most tragic of ways, even as my lawyer and I did everything in our power to ensure her safety,' Friedman said to the Florida paper.
Her family released a statement to local news media following the gruesome discovery.
'Our family is devastated at the loss of our beloved Ela. At this point we need time to grieve together and we ask for privacy. We hope to have a statement as we begin to comprehend this horrific event. Thank you for your consideration,' the statement said.
Cops made the horrific discovery of the father and daughter's dead bodies at his Temple Terrace home on Monday at 4.11pm
The Friedman family released a statement in light of the deaths saying: 'Our family is devastated at the loss of our beloved Ela. At this point we need time to grieve together and we ask for privacy.' Friedman's father Barry pictured above with baby Ela
'Anytime a child is involved in a crime, it’s heartbreaking,' police spokeswoman Laurie Hayes said to WFLA.
Aytes, who was born in Turkey, married Friedman in 2012. They both previously studied at the University of California San Diego.
Friedman is a photographer and an instructor at the University of South Florida's School of Communication.
Aytes was a media and communication scholar working as an assistant visiting professor at the University of Florida. His last contract with the school expired in May, according to USF officials.
The two previously lived in Istanbul but moved to Tampa Bay following a failed coup d’état in Turkey, according to Friedman's father Barry Friedman.
'Laurel was able to find them both employment through some contacts she had” at USF. We were glad they got back to the states,' he said to The Ledger.
The couple filed for divorce in January.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the Temple Terrace Police Department at (813) 989-7110.
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