Saturday, July 28, 2012
Stalker Kills Ex-Girlfriend, Self
"WARNER, OK — Two people are dead Friday after a murder-suicide in Muskogee County. It happened around 4:30 a.m. at the Houston Johnson Heights Apartments in Warner.
"Investigators believe Melinda Sue Chatto's ex-boyfriend, Charles Donald Dixon, let himself into the house with a key, either while the family was sleeping or earlier in the day.
"`They had broken up in the past six months,` said Muskogee County investigator Burt Poole. `The neighbors would say he made a nuisance of himself coming around all the time. In our lingo, we call that stalking.`
"Deputies say Dixon shot a sleeping Chatto before turning the gun on himself.
"As she lay dying, Chatto called 911, and handed the phone to her 7-year-old daughter when was no longer able to speak.
"At the request of the dispatcher, the child ran next door to the home of neighbor and babysitter Stella Jackson.
"`I've never heard a child pound any harder,` Jackson said.
"Jackson says she went next door and discovered the bodies of Chatto and Dixon, staying with the child until grandparents arrived.
"`She won't be eight years old until next month,` Jackson said. `My heart breaks for her.`"
From KJRH.com...
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its a sad sad day in the world for the children. i knew and was friends with mr dixon and it is hard to believe that he could be able to such a horrible thing let alone in the presence of a child. it breaks my heart to of lost a very great friend so soon. my heart goes out to ms chattos children and her family. a many of lives were scared as a result of one mans actions and choice to take the lives of two families and change them forever. may god be with the children and help them someday understand that not all is evil in the world.
ReplyDeleteI dated Chuck Dixon several years back. Would have never thought he was capable of such a thing. So sad for the children of both families left behind.
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