Killer Drops Off Wife's Body Before Shooting Himself

"ALLIANCE, OH — A Columbiana County man called Alliance police to report that he murdered his ex-wife before turning a gun on himself when officers arrived at the scene.

"According to city police, Lee M. Toalston, 31, sustained life-threatening injuries following a dispute that allegedly started outside his ex-wife's residence in the 1600 block of Burt Avenue and progressed to a nearby parking lot across from Easterday Pharmacy.

"Sgt. David Bair said that it appeared as if Toalston may have committed the crime elsewhere and transported his ex-wife's body, which was wrapped in blankets and deposited next to a dumpster in the outpatient Alliance Community Hospital parking lot near Burt Avenue and College Street.

"Toalston was transported from the scene to Alliance Community Hospital and airlifted to Akron General Hospital, where his prognosis is dire.

"Police withheld the female's name pending notification of family as of press time, but a Columbiana County online case docket notes that a judge approved Toalston's divorce from wife Holly in September."

From the Alliance Review...