Trooper Officials Believe Soldotna Homicide/Suicide Driven by Domestic Violence
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, Soldotna, AK: An elderly man and woman found dead in an apparent murder suicide Tuesday evening in Soldotna have been identified. On Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers identified the deceased as 69-year-old Earl Moore and 66-year-old Lynda Moore, both of Soldotna. According to the Associated Press, AST officials have identified the Moores as a recently divorced couple, leading investigators to believe the homicide/suicide may have been motivated by domestic violence. » more at KTUU TV
Washington County Deputies Previously Responded to Home of Memorial Day Murder-Suicide, Agency Says, Monday, May 27, 2013, Hillsboro, OR: Deputies responded three times in the past two months to a home where a 61-year-old man fatally shot his wife before taking his own life on Memorial Day, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Melinda Van Patten, 56, recently told a friend that she planned to obtain a restraining order against her husband, Kenneth Van Patten, today, said Sgt. Bob Ray, a sheriff's office spokesman. Kenneth Van Patten shot his wife multiple times in the torso Monday evening, Ray said. He also shot and wounded their roommate and friend, Glen Hamilton, 56, once in the buttocks before fatally shooting himself in the head. » more at OregonLive.com
Man Charged in Stabbing Death of His Girlfriend's 11-Year-Old Son, Monday, May 27, 2013, Los Angeles, CA: A 26-year-old Los Angeles man was charged Wednesday with the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s 11-year-old son, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Rineson Curtis Adams was charged with one count of willful, deliberate and premeditated murder with a special allegation of personal use of a deadly and dangerous weapon, a knife. His alleged victim was identified in court documents at "Jai L." » more at NBC Los Angeles
Officials Release Names of Murder-Suicide Victim, Suspect, Monday, May 27, 2013, Lake Elsinore, CA: The identities and relationship of the victim and the suspect in this investigation have been released, authorities have reported. The subjects were husband and wife. The suspect was identified as 57-year-old Lake Elsinore resident, Dannie Weekes and the victim was identified as 55-year-old Lake Elsinore resident, Doreen Weekes. » more at swrnn.com
Wife of Marine Suspected in Texas Shooting Spree Found Dead in North Carolina, Sunday, May 26, 2013 Jacksonville, NC: A Marine killed after going on a shooting spree that left one person dead [Alicia Torres, 41] and several hospitalized in Texas also is suspected of fatally stabbing his wife, whose body was found in a North Carolina motel room hours after the rampage, police said Tuesday. Rubi Estefania Smith, 21, of Bakersfield, Calif., was found dead Sunday afternoon in a motel room near Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, N.C., police said in a news release. She was the wife of Lance Cpl. Esteban J. Smith, a 23-year-old Marine who died Sunday in a gunfight with Texas authorities. » more at FOX News
East Dublin Woman Charged With Murdering Husband, Sunday, May 26, 2013, Dublin, GA: An East Dublin woman is accused of stabbing her husband to death Sunday. The Laurens County sheriff's department says they were called around 8:45 a.m. Sunday to a home at 967 Bush Road. They say they found 66-year-old Richard Stafford found dead, after being stabbed "multiple times." » more at 13 WMAZ TV
Police: Ex-Boyfriend Stabs Fayette Woman to Death in Her Parents’ Home, Friday, May 24, 2013, Fayetteville, GA: An Oxford man was arrested Saturday after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death at her parents’ home. Jessica Tolbert, 29, was alone Friday night at 325 Elderberry Trace in Fayetteville when 45-year-old Terry Bernard Davis forced his way in, and stabbed her several times, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Detective Josh Shelton said. » more at Atlanta Journal Constitution
Man Arraigned in Girlfriend's Shooting Death; Friend Charged With Hiding Gun, Friday, May 24, 2013, Palmview, TX: The boyfriend of a cook slain Friday at a bar near Palmview has been charged with murder. Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Homer Jasso charged Anthony Stewart, 28, on Tuesday in the shooting of Sandra Andrade, 23. Stewart is accused of killing Andrade early Friday morning with a handgun at La Cocina Bar near the intersection of Mile 2 North and La Homa Road, then asking a friend to bury the weapon. Stewart initially denied involvement with the shooting when questioned by sheriff’s deputies early Friday morning, but he confessed after he was arrested Friday afternoon. » more at TheMonitor.com
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