A mother, father and their teenage son were found dead inside their Manheim Township home early this morning.

The family's college-age daughter ran to a neighbor's house in the Blossom Hill development for help at about 2:30 a.m., police confirmed today.

A source said the young woman was awakened by screaming and yelling, and then heard her mother calling "Go get help" before she ran from the house.

Tom and Lisa Haines and their son, Kevin, 16, a sophomore at Manheim Township High School, were found dead at the home at 85 Peach Lane, family members said.

It was their daughter, Maggie, who just completed her sophomore year at Bucknell University, who ran for help.

The Haines' home was surrounded by yellow police tape this morning. At the foot of Blossom Hill, the two-story home is tucked back in a quiet neighborhood of older homes, winding roads and large trees.

Chief Neil Harkins said police were obtaining a search warrant at presstime. The deaths are suspicious but police did not know yet how the family died, he said.

Friends and neighbors were stunned by the news of the deaths.

"You won't meet a nicer family," said Bruce Carr, a former Manheim Township resident who was Tom Haines' best friend in high school.

"The family is wonderful," said Carr, who recently moved to Florida. "They are very quiet. I can't imagine, in my wildest dreams, them having any problems."

Peach Lane neighbors Andrea and Kurt Fogelberg often saw Haines running in his neighborhood, as did other neighbors.

"This is unbelievable," Mrs. Fogelberg said. Her husband said, "You can't imagine it."

Tom Koch of Manheim Township knew Kevin from Boy Scouts. Koch's son, Josh, and Kevin were both in Boy Scout Troop 99.

"He's just a wonderful, wonderful young man," Tom Koch said. "I just can't say enough about him."

"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness," he said, "I'm in total shock right now."

Haines, 51, was an industrial supplies salesman. His wife was a nursery school teacher, a family member said.

Their son was a good student and a Quiz Bowl member, in addition to being a Boy Scout, said those who knew him.

A 1974 Manheim Township graduate, Haines ran track and cross-country in high school and at Slippery Rock University, where he earned a degree in business administration, Carr said. Haines, who ran the mile, held Township track records for many years, his friend said.

"We moved to Lancaster in '71. He was the first guy who introduced himself to me," Carr said, his voice breaking. "Tom never had a bad thing to say about anybody."

Haines grew up on Pleasure Road, where his parents still live. He caddied at Lancaster Country Club while in his teens, Carr said, and would be known by many local golfers.

Haines met his wife through his job, said Carr, who was the best man at the couple's wedding.

As as adult, Haines continued to run and play golf, his friend said.

He and his wife were devoted parents, Carr said.

Mrs. Haines "really doted on her kids," Carr said. "That pretty much was her whole life."

Kevin was a quiet teen and a very sharp student, said those who knew him.

Josh Koch, 17, a Township junior, was in Kevin's trigonometry class. The two also backpacked 50 miles together through New Mexico with the Boy Scouts.

"He was always a friend to everybody," Josh said.

Charlton Wolfgang, the head of the Manheim Township middle school quiz bowl team, said that Kevin was an alternate for the varsity team.

"He was heading for nationals next month," Wolfgang said. "He was one of our star players.

"He was a very, very nice student; He was very interested in German language and German culture. He was funny. He was very intelligent."

"It's shocking on so many levels," Wolfgang said.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to call the Manheim Township Police Department at 569-6401.

(Staff Writer John M. Hoober III contributed to this report.)

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