Man Hangs Himself After Strangling Girlfriend

"BELL GARDENS, CA — A Bell Gardens man apparently strangled his girlfriend and then hanged himself at their residence, authorities said today.

"The bodies were found in the 5900 block of Quinn Street at 6:43 p.m. Monday, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Mark Pope, adding that the man is regarded as a suspect and the woman as his victim.

"The woman was identified today as Christine Medina, 25, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter. The name of the dead man, who was in his 30s, was withheld, pending family notification.

"Investigators believe the man strangled his girlfriend and then hanged himself at the home they shared, Winter said.

"Bell Gardens police officers and firefighters entered the home through a screen window in response to a call from a concerned family member, sheriff's homicide Detective David Gunner, one of the investigators on the case, told camera crews at the scene.

"Los Angeles County coroner's investigators were probing the two deaths, along with detectives from the Sheriff's Department, which routinely assists small police departments with homicide investigations."

Source Contra Costa Times...

Strangler Spares Kids Before Shooting Himself

"EVERGREEN, AL — A 34-year-old man shot himself to death Sunday outside Evergreen after police said he choked his wife with an electrical cord and left with the couple’s two children.

"Randy Jackson Etheridge was pronounced dead at the scene at a house off Conecuh County Road 8, according to Evergreen Chief detective Sean Klaetsch.

"Etheridge’s wife, Whitney, 30, was revived by CPR on the way to a hospital in Evergreen and was airlifted to University of South Alabama Medical Center, where she died Tuesday, Klaetsch said.

"The children, a 2-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy, were found safe inside a home near where their father died, Klaetsch said.

"Police first got a call about a choking at the couple’s home on Morgan Lane in Evergreen at 9:52 a.m. Sunday, and upon arriving they found relatives trying to revive Whitney Etheridge, according to Klaetsch.

"Evergreen police were told that Randy Etheridge had just left with the children, and Conecuh County sheriff’s deputies and Alabama State Troopers joined police in the search that led them to the home on County Road 8. Klaetsch said the husband was dead in the backyard when they arrived.

"The children have been placed with relatives, he said. "

From al.com...

Salaryman Strangles Family

"SHIZUOKA, Japan - Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide after a man and three women were found dead at a house in Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Thursday morning.

"The police suspect that Yuji Sugimura, a 58-year-old company employee, strangled his wife, 57, and two other women--believed to be the couple's daughters--before hanging himself.

"According to Ohito Police Station, Sugimura, who lived with his wife and their two daughters, aged 26 and 22, was found hanging in the first floor living room when a colleague visited the house at about 8:45 a.m. on Thursday.

"A woman's body also was found on the first floor, while the bodies of Sugimura's wife and another woman were discovered on the second floor after the police arrived.

"All three women showed signs they had been strangled, the police said."

Source: Daily Yomirui Online...

Unknown Motive In Attempted Murder/Suicide

"SPRINGFIELD, CO - Authorities say a Springfield man shot and killed himself after attempting to strangle a woman to death. The woman survived.

"Baca County sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Caldwell says Damien Greenlee was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday and was taken to Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, where he was pronounced dead.

"Caldwell says investigators believe Greenlee attacked Andrea Hetzel. Her condition wasn't immediately available.

"Authorities say Greenlee and Hetzel shared a home but their relationship wasn't immediately known. Investigators have not release any motive for the attack."

Source: examiner.com...

Victims Strangled In Rural Ohio

"CALDWELL, OH - A young boy, his mother and father were all discovered early this morning at their home on Hunters Cut Road near Belle Valley after the father, Theodore A. Bayly, 39, called saying he had killed his family and was going to kill himself.

"Noble County Sheriff Landon Smith said Bayly called his office just before 2 a.m. saying he had killed his wife, Janice, 40, and their son, Colton, 11 and told dispatchers where to find the bodies.

"Smith said the dispatcher attempted to talk to Bayly for seven minutes, but Bayly went ahead and shot himself on an embankment near the family’s mobile home.

"Colton and Janice were both strangled to death, Smith said. Colton was discovered in the backseat of a vehicle at the home and Janice was discovered inside the home, Smith said.

"Smith said Bayly said the family was having financial problems, which may have been a motive in the murders and suicide.

"Smith said he informed the Noble Local School District early this morning of Colton’s death so teachers and students could be prepared.

"`It’s tragic,` Smith said. `We’ve never had any dealings with this family. No 911 calls, no domestic violence calls. Nothing.`"

From the Zanesville Times Recorder...

Kinky Sex Led To Murder/Suicide

"Norristown, PA - Montgomery County authorities say a Bridgeport man jumped to his death from a bridge over the weekend after he apparently accidentally killed his live-in girlfriend earlier in the week.

"Police say James Goeke tied a rope around his neck and jumped from the Dannehower Bridge Saturday afternoon. When police went to his home to notify his girlfriend, they found a badly decomposed body, believed to be Michelle Kavenaugh.

"District attorney Risa Ferman says it appears the 42-year-old woman was strangled during a consensual sexual encounter. She says police also found a note signed by Goeke:

"… `indicating that it was a terrible accident. It was too late to save her and he wrote that he was going to join her.`

"Detectives found Kavenaugh in the master bedroom of the Ross Road apartment with a cloth robe belt around her neck. Prosecutors are calling this a homicide-suicide and don’t believe that anyone else was involved."

Source: KYW 1060...

Ohio Strangulation/Shooting Leaves Two Dead

"WEST JEFFERSON, OH - West Jefferson police say a man meticulously and methodically planned every detail of a murder-suicide in what was apparently, until recently, a trouble-free relationship.

"Teddy Thompson, 50, used a belt to strangle his longtime girlfriend Mary Kington, 56, of Worthington late Saturday night in his West Jefferson apartment in Madison County, said Police Sgt. Terry Ward.

"Then, he carefully put her in bed, placed her hands across her chest and tucked her in under the covers. He lay down next to her and shot himself once in the head with a .38-caliber revolver.

"Authorities found the couple just after 10 p.m. Sunday after Kington's daughter called police and said she hadn't heard from her mother in more than a day.

"'People are saying this had been a pleasant relationship,' Ward said. 'Then recently, something happened and the mother told the daughter if she came up dead, Teddy Thompson did it.'

"Kington was a home health-care worker who cared for the elderly and had three children and a grandson.

"Thompson had been planning the deaths for at least two weeks, Ward said."

From the Columbus Dispatch...

Mumbai Muck Up

"MUMBAI: A 30-year old woman allegedly strangulated her two children to death and tried to commit suicide at her house in suburban Bhandup on Monday, police said.

"The woman, resident of Kismet Nagar, strangulated her five year old boy and two and a half year old daughter at around 2.30 pm in her house and later attempted suicide by hanging herself. She was rushed to Mulund hospital. She has survived but her two kids are dead, DCP Rajkumar Watkar said.

"The reason as to what prompted her to take the extreme step is not clear, he said, adding that she is not mentally sound.

"Her husband, who is a scrap dealer, and 10-year-old son were out when the incident took place, he said."

From The Times of India...