Fund helps murdered victims' families.

When Joseph Ross returned home from work, he never expected to find his entire family dead.

Joseph Ross says, "My kids was dead on top of each other in the bathroom."

The quadruple murder shocked the community.

New Orleans City Council Woman, Cynthia Hedge-Morrell says "I don't know what you can say about anyone that would kill a small child, I think there's just a special place in hell for somebody like that."

New Orleans Police Detective, Zenia Smith says "It's very sad it's heart-wrenching, it's very sad."

Ross doesn't know how he will pay to bury his family.

Smith says "No he doesn't have anything."

Aunt, Dwanda Holmes says "Anybody, whatever you can do I appreciate it."

NOPD Detectives Latina Jolivett and Zenia Smith were assigned to help the family through the Crime Victim's Reparation Program.

Holmes says "All I want is closure, I have to go pick out four caskets, not one, but four.

The detectives help victim's families deal with the financial aftermath of a crime.

The program is funded through the state.

Detective Smith says "For homicides it will go to funeral and burial expenses, but it will also go to crime scene cleanup, loss wages. You can also be compensated for medical expenses if you were a victim of a shooting and you have a plethora of hospital bills."

Cynthia Hedge-Morrell replies "In a way I want people to know that it's there so they can use it but I also want to hope that we can get the violence under control so we don't have to use it."

But the detectives also help those left behind cope with the emotional pain.

Ross cries out "They took my babies, they took my babies, they took them away."

Detective Jolivett responds "It's very tough, it's tough for any family, it's tough to sit down with the family members days after something like this has happened."

Now a family prepares to bury all four victims on Good Friday.

The state may initially give an emergency award to victim's of up to 5-hundred dollars.
Typically to cover the cost of funerals they will award up to 45-hundred dollars.
A funeral donation fund has been set up at First Bank and Trust.
You can contribute at any branch.