Weekend Shootings Were Murder/Suicide

"WARREN, MI — The shooting deaths of an 83-year-old Warren woman and her son have been deemed a murder-suicide, police said Wednesday.

"The bodies of Anne Angello and her 50-year-old son, Robert Angello, were found Sunday afternoon in her bedroom of their home on 29536 Palomino Drive in the 12 Mile-Hoover Road area, police said.

"Detective Lt. Michael Torey said the woman’s younger son, identified as a 48-year-old Clinton Township resident, went to the home at approximately 2:15 p.m. Sunday to check on her like he did every Sunday.

"When nobody answered the door—something the son considered unusual—he used a key to enter the locked door. Moments later, he found the bodies of the two family members.

"Anne Angello, who was a widow, apparently was sleeping or resting in bed when she was shot once in the head, Torey said. Robert Angello’s body was found next to her. Investigators concluded he turned the gun on himself and took his own life after shooting his mother.

"`Everything matches to murder-suicide,` Torey [said].

"Officials believe the double-shooting occurred between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. Sunday. The motive for the incident was unknown. Police had no previous runs to the house for any domestic troubles."

From the Macomb Daily...

"Stale Bodies", Dead Cat Found In Apartment

"PHOENIX, AZ — The bodies of a man and woman were found in a Phoenix apartment late Wednesday, both victims of an apparent murder-suicide.

"According to Sgt. Trent Crump with the Phoenix Police Department, a dead cat was also found inside the apartment near 34th Street and Chandler Blvd.

"Crump said family members called authorities after they hadn't heard from the man or woman.

"When police performed a welfare check on Wednesday, they found what was described as stale bodies in the apartment, both shot, along with the dead cat.

"Crump said the man and woman were a couple, but did not elaborate.

"He also said the shooting was part of an apparent murder-suicide."

From abc15.com...

Suicide Investigation Turns Up More Bodies

"CHULA VISTA, CA — A woman and two young children were found dead inside a townhouse Wednesday by officers investigating the suicide of a man who jumped to his death from a freeway overpass.

"Authorities say officers were following up on the apparent suicide of a man found in a ravine along state Route 125 in Spring Valley.

"A CHP officer found the man's body and his abandoned car.

"Officers traced the license plate to a woman who worked at San Ysidro High.

"School officials told officers that the woman had not been at work for a few days.

"When officers responded to the woman's home they found the bodies.

"According to the San Diego Tribune, a body of a boy was found in a second-floor bedroom and a large amount of blood on the stairwell.

"The bodies of a woman and girl were also discovered in separate rooms on the third flood.

"Chula Vista police said the children appear to be under age 13.

"Police spokesman Bernard Gonzales told the Tribune that police are investigating the possibility of murder-suicide.

"He said it was not clear whether the woman and children are related to the man found in Spring Valley because he carried no identification."

From KTLA.com...

Sheriff Won't Speculate On Murder/Suicide

"FLORENCE, KY — The death of an elderly couple in Florence is now being investigated as a double homicide.

"Boone County Sheriff's deputies were called to the home after a family member went to check on the couple because they didn't show up for church and found them dead.

"William, whom friends called Bill, and Peggy Stephenson, both 74-years-old were last heard from on Friday.

"Sheriff's investigators are not speculating how the couple died but are investigating the scene completely to ensure nothing is overlooked.

"No other information concerning the case is being released at this point.

"Bill was a deacon at Union Baptist Church and his wife an organist for the congregation. Bill was known in the community for his work with the Trucker's Chapel ministry at a truck stop on Route 18 just off Highway 75."

From WAVE3.com...

UPDATE:

06/01/2011 — Deputies in "dogged pursuit" of killer...
06/03/2011 — Couple buried, police still not talking...
06/22/2011 — No autopsy reports yet, but...
06/24/2011 — "Person of interest" steps out. Still no autopsy reports...
08/01/2011 — Another person of interest talks to Sheriff...
09/12/2011 — No additional details, cops looking for tipster...
01/24/2012 — Sheriff to hold news conference on "mysterious" deaths...
01/25/2012 — Family offers $5,000 reward for info...
02/28/2012 — DNA evidence returns from lab...
04/11/2012 — Bizarre twist as nephew of victims questioned in death of Indiana woman...
05/29/2012 — Stephensons' deaths unsolved...
08/29/2012 — Another press conference coming soon...
08/21/2020 — $50K reward offered for information in Florence double-homicide
08/22/2020 — National true-crime podcast sheds light on unsolved murders

Two Found Dead At Home "Engulfed In Flames"

"PLEASANT TWP, IN — Porter County Sheriff’s Police are investigating the apparent firebombing death of a Kouts woman early Tuesday at the hands of her estranged husband.

"Police responded to 1269 S 200 E, in Pleasant Township in rural Kouts, at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday for a domestic disturbance that claimed two lives.

"Porter County Coroner Chuck Harris said the deceased were Frederick Miller, 59, and his wife, Cheryl Miller, 52.

"Police said the estranged husband came to the residence and threw a flammable device through a window. The man’s estranged wife and the couple’s 19-year-old son were home at the time. The son was able to escape and call police after hearing several gunshots from near the residence, police said.

"Upon police arrival, the residence was fully engulfed in flames and the estranged wife was found dead in the driveway. The estranged husband was also found dead on the property from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a press release.

"Harris said that an autopsy on both will likely take place Wednesday but that it appears both died from gun shot wounds in a murder-suicide."

From the Post-Tribune...