

Fuquay-Varina murder-suicide: George Lesniak North Carolina husband confesses killing cheating wife, Cathleen Lesniak on Facebook before shooting self dead. Couple found dead at their 5 bedroom residence.
A North Carolina man confessed to the shooting murder of his alleged ‘cheating’ wife on Facebook before turning the gun on himself in a purported murder-suicide.
George Lesniak fatally shot his wife, Cathleen Lesniak, 59, inside their North Carolina home just after 6 p.m. on Jan. 18, before shortly after taking his own life with the murder weapon, the Fuquay-Varina Police Department said in a Facebook release.
Lesniak, 63, a former vice president at New York-based Autel Automotive Intelligence USA, was discovered in the home by police after sustaining a ‘self-inflicted fatal injury.’
Husband admits shooting ‘cheating wife’ dead on FB moments before taking his own life
The couple were found deceased at their 5-bedroom, 4-bath home in Fuquay-Varina, NC, 18 miles southwest of Raleigh, CBS17 reported.
After shooting his wife dead, George Lesniak in a Facebook post claimed killing his wife because of an alleged affair, according to the NC Beat.
‘My wife admitted to cheating on me so I killed, I’m about to kill myself,’ Lesniak wrote to a now-private ADAS Support group, the outlet reported.
Lesniak was an administrator for the group aimed at technicians who performed ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) calibrations on vehicles.
In the now-deleted post, Lesniak told members to figure out the future of the Facebook group themselves.
The couple had been married for over 34 years.
Lesniak’s message was posted at 6 p.m., three minutes before police were called to the home on the 800 block of Highwater Place.
Police said there was no threat to the public, but were conducting a thorough investigation because of the ‘complex nature’ of the incident.

Last Facebook post showed husband kissing wife in December
‘This incident is deeply tragic, and we urge the community to keep the family in their thoughts during this challenging time,’ officials added.
The last post on George Lesniak’s personal Facebook page, shared in early December, depicted him kissing his wife.
Cathleen Lesniak had worked at Advanced Auto Parts as a Technical Production Manager, her now-private Facebook page read, according to the News & Observer.
Her husband, an Illinois native, graduated from Lincoln Technical Institute and had most recently served as the vice president of training at Autel Automotive Intelligence according to his Linkledn profile.
He had worked remotely with the Long Island company for five and a half years before leaving in September 2024, according to his LinkedIn page.

Autel Automotive responding to the murder-suicide, posted on Facebook:
‘We are deeply saddened by the tragic events that occured at the Lesniak residence on January 18. We at Autel express our heartfelt condolences to the Lesniak family and friends.’
Not immediately clear is when the husband found out about the alleged cheating, and when he made the decision to take his wife’s life along with his own.
The Fuquay-Varina Police Department is urging anyone with additional information about the incident to contact them at 919-552-3191 or via email at [email protected].