Killer Confesses Before Committing Suicide

"CEDAR BLUFF, AL — Two people are dead and police are investigating a possible homicide in Cherokee County, Ala.

"Authorities were notified on Saturday afternoon that a woman’s body was discovered beside her vehicle at Cornwall Furnace Park.

"The woman, Jessica Arnell Sharp, 25, of Cedar Bluff, Ala., was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Broderick Smith, said Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver.

"A short time later, Michael Joseph Snider, 39, of Gaylesville, Ala., called police and said he was in a wooded area approximately three miles away and that he had a self-inflicted knife wound.

"Snider also related information about his involvement in Sharp’s death, according to Shaver.

"Snider was found in the woods and taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Shaver said.

"The incident is still under investigation."

From the Rome News-Tribune...