"Bad Health" Probable Motive For Murder/Suicide

"YAHALA, FL — A Lake County man killed his elderly wife late Wednesday before apparently turning a gun on himself, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

"The incident happened about 11 p.m. at the couple's home at 7620 Arrow Lane in the Yalaha area.

"Steven Parker, 65, called Lake dispatchers and told them he had just killed his wife and intended to kill himself. He explained that his wife, Kathryn Parker, 78, had Alzheimer's disease and he wasn't going to be able to care for her because he was also in bad health, sheriff's officials said.

"Once deputies arrived at the scene they found the couple dead in their home with gunshot wounds to their heads. Steven Parker was found sitting in a chair with his feet up and a gun and phone in his lap. Detectives believe both were in bad health.

"Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Jim Vachon said the incident didn't appear to be drug- or alcohol-related. He said it was the Sheriff's Office's sixth murder and second murder-suicide case this year."

Source: Orlando Sentinel...