Ladies' Night

"Statesboro, GA - The deaths of two women found in a burning house on Harden Road Wednesday were ruled a murder and suicide.

"Kiona Thais Lively, 27, shot Naumbyia T. German, 26, several times before setting German's body and the house on fire, said Statesboro Police Chief Stan York.

"Then, Lively `took her own life with a small caliber firearm,` he said. `This crime apparently occurred during a domestic dispute between the two females who were romantically involved.`

"The women, who considered themselves married since a ceremony in Toronto, Canada in March, 2007, lived together in the Harden Road home with German's mother, who suffers from Huntington's disease, said Statesboro Police Capt. Scott Brunson.

"The fire damaged the kitchen and other areas of the home. Statesboro firefighters responding to the initial fire call discovered Lively's body in a bedroom while extinguishing the flames and immediately called Statesboro Police, he said.

"After police arrived firefighters cleared the home of smoke so police detectives could conduct an investigation. They later discovered German's body in the bathroom, Brunson said.

"Autopsies performed on Lively and German at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Coastal Crime Lab in Savannah revealed German suffered multiple gunshot wounds to her body, and burns to her body after she died.

"Lively died from a single gunshot wound to the chest, he said."

Source: Statesboro Herald...