The wife of a wealthy Texas restaurateur, who was murdered alongside her two children, made a haunting social media post before her husband killed them in a murder-suicide. Thy Mitchell, 39, was found dead alongside her children, Maya, eight, and Max, four, inside their $1.2 million home. Her husband, Matthew Mitchell, 52, shot them on Monday night before turning the gun on himself, according to police.
Chilling social media post
Just ten days before the tragedy, Thy posted a video on Instagram showing the couple standing together. The text overlay read: 'He thinks we will grow old together. He will, but I'm Asian.' The video was intended as a lighthearted joke about life expectancy among Asian Americans, but users have since found it haunting. One person commented: 'The foreshadowing is chilling,' while another added: 'If only she knew.' A third wrote: 'Yet another horrific act of domestic violence. They seemed to have it all. Why do these men have to wipe out their entire family—those poor little children included?'
The incident
Houston Police Department responded to a welfare check at the family's home shortly after 5:26 p.m. on Monday. A babysitter and a relative alerted officers after not hearing from the family for over a day. Officers entered the home and found the parents and their two children dead. The children were last seen on Sunday and were found dead in their beds, according to Fox News. Authorities are treating the case as a murder-suicide but have not released further details about the crime scene.
The family and community
The Mitchells owned the restaurant Traveler's Table in Houston. Matthew was previously CEO of the Texas Center for Drug Development and frequently appeared on his wife's Instagram with their children, presenting an idyllic family image. The River Oaks community, where the home is located, is among the most affluent in Houston. A neighbor told Click2Houston: 'I’ve lived in this neighborhood for 19 years and never seen anything like this. We haven’t had these kind of tragedies. We don’t have robberies. We have incredible constables in this neighborhood, but it’s very sad.'
According to his biography on the restaurant's website, Matthew studied in France, Italy, and at Oxford University in England. Early in his career, he worked as a journalist in London and New York City before returning to Texas. He attended Rice University and entered the pharmaceutical industry, later becoming President and CEO of the Texas Center for Drug Development. He opened Traveler's Table with his wife Thy, who was a restaurateur and board member of the Texas Restaurant Association. In September 2025, the couple were named Restaurateurs Of The Year in Houston.
