"Missing" Couple Turns Up Dead

"Norfolk, NE - Investigators believe a rural Atkinson woman shot her husband, then herself.

"Nebraska State Patrol Spokesperson Deb Collins said the bodies of 71-year-old John Mack and his 56-year-old wife Beverly were found at their rural Atkinson home on Thursday.

"Collins said family members called local authorities Thursday to report the couple as missing. The family members indicated they hadn’t heard from the couple since May 25.

"Collins said local authorities checked the Mack’s home and discovered two notes outside of a bedroom in the home and two bodies in the bedroom.

"Collins said an investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Scene Response Team revealled that John Mack died from two gunshot wounds to the head. She said his body was found lying on the bed. His wife Beverly, whose body was found on the floor next to the bed, died from a single gunshot wound to the head. A .38 caliber revolver was found beneath the body of Beverly Mack.

"Collins said investigators believe Beverly Mack fired the shots killing her husband, and herself. Indications are the shootings occurred sometime between the late evening hours of May 26 and the early morning hours of May 27, 2009."

Source: KOLNKGIN.com...