"Marital Problems" End With Murder/Suicide

"MT. AIRY, GA — The victims of Monday's murder suicide in Habersham County have been identified.

"Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire said the bodies of 57-year-old Lynn Nichols and 38-year-old William Virgil Nichols were discovered at their Mt. Airy home off Hazel Creek Road around 11 a.m. Monday.

"He said the time of death for the couple is thought to be in the early morning hours. Their bodies have been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for further investigation.

"Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell said Lynn Nichols shot her husband and then shot herself.

"`They had separated and they had been talking and he had come over,` Terrell said. `The family indicated they had been having marital problems for a while.`

"He said at least one of the victims was employed by Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.

"`We called in the GBI to assist just because of some connection with law enforcement and EMS and things like that,` said Terrell.

"No other details were immediately available. "

From AccessNorthGa.com...