07.Jul.2010 Seven Murder-Suicides in the News Yesterday, Seven Women Murdered

May all these dear women rest in peace.

Louisburg, Kansas:

Deaths Ruled a Murder-Suicide

The Louisburg Police Department and Miami County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman in the 200 block of North Fifth Street in Louisburg

A weapon was found near the bodies of Tim and Danielle Lomax when local authorities arrived at their home Wednesday morning. Louisburg Police Chief Ron Anderson confirmed that the incident was believed to be a murder-suicide and said Tim Lomax shot his wife before turning the gun on himself.  The chief also confirmed that Danielle had filed for divorce, which authorities speculated might have been part of the motive.

Anderson said a text message was sent to the couple’s babysitter asking her to pick up their children at the house. Moments after leaving the residence to walk the children back to her house, the babysitter heard shots fired and called the police.

The call was received at 7:39 a.m., and law-enforcement officials quickly evacuated as much of the South Trails subdivision as they could.

A program called CodeRED was used, which can send text messages and phone calls to residents in targeted areas. Nobody in the subdivision had registered for the program, which can be done at www.miamicountyks.org by clicking on the CodeRED link on the right side of the page.

The Herald was told that the Lomaxs’ neighbors reported several instances of domestic disturbances in the short time the couple lived in the subdivision.

Exeter, New Hampshire:

Exeter couple’s deaths called murder-suicide

Authorities said they were investigating an apparent murder/suicide involving an Exeter couple at a mobile home park yesterday.

Exeter police found the bodies of William Burke Sr., 67, and his wife, Judith, 66, at the Hayes Trailer Park about 3:15 p.m., according to the state Attorney General’s Office.

The state medical examiner’s office will be performing autopsies to determine their precise cause of deaths.

Authorities provided no other details.

Orange County, Florida:

UPDATE: Murder, suicide in South Orange County

Orange County deputies are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman found inside a home in the Hunter’s Creek area.

Deputies found the bodies of Jose and Aida Duran in the Falcon Trace subdivision Tuesday morning after someone called in to request a wellness check.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office was requested to conduct a check on the well being of a married couple. The request was made by their son, who lives with them.

When deputies arrived, they discovered Mrs. Duran was the victim of a homicide. The suspect, Jose Duran, also found in the residence, was deceased from what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury.

Opelousas, Louisiana:

Murder-Suicide In Opelousas UPDATE

Police in Opelousas say Tuesday morning’s violence on Park Avenue was a murder suicide.

According to police, 31 year old Broderick Francis went to the trailer home of his ex girlfriend 26 year old Ranette Thibodeaux, broke in through a window, shot her in the head–then himself.

Police say the couple had a history of arguments and Broderick was charged for battery back in 2005.

Relatives tell KATC Thibodeaux had even recently changed the locks on her house, out of fear her ex might try to hurt her.

Neighbors and police officers swarmed the area of Park Ave around the trailer home.

Police say the couple had two children, but the kids were not home at the time of the shooting.

Toronto, Ontario, CA:

Murder-suicide suspected in rooming house fire

A 24-year-old woman pulled from a burning rooming house on Friday, July 2 is a victim of homicide.  Police said the woman was murdered during a fire at 502 Huron St. near Bloor Street and Spadina Avenue.  She was taken to hospital where she died of stab wounds and burns.  Police didn’t release the woman’s name.

She was reportedly going into her third year at Ryerson University.

A 27-year-old man was also injured.  Fashar Badakhshad suffered burns to 80 per cent of his body and was taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition.  “He’s been unconscious since the incident,” said Det. Scott Whittemore, adding the investigation is pointing to a murder and attempted suicide.

Badakhshad is considered a person of interest in the case.  Toronto Fire Services Capt. Mike Strapko said the blaze broke out shortly after 10 a.m. and was put under control by firefighters within 15 minutes.  “It’s a licensed rooming house. The fire alarm system was operational,” he said.  There were 10 fire trucks at the scene.  Police are appealing for help in identifying Badakhshad’s next-of-kin.

Newport News, Virginia:

Spurned love preceded killings?  Newport News man says goodbye on Facebook before murder-suicide

NEWPORT NEWS — Hours before police say Mark Anthony Adoremos shot dead his girlfriend and then himself, he said goodbye on his Facebook page.

“Good bye to all me friends all my family I love all yall please don’t judge me for what I’ve done just remember all the good times we had,” Adoremos wrote Sunday afternoon.

Four hours later, Jasmine Williams, 22, was found shot to death at The Harbours apartment complex on Waters Edge Drive. Police found Adoremos’ body on the second floor of one of the apartment buildings. Witnesses told police the two were ending their relationship.

Alton, Illinois:

Alton couple’s deaths considered murder-suicide

ALTON • A man and his ex-wife were found dead in an apartment in the 1100 block of Washington Avenue on Monday night in what police believe was a murder-suicide.

Officers responding to a report of an argument and gunshots about 8:41 p.m. looked through a window, saw a woman’s body and heard another shot, Police Chief David Hayes said.

Inside, they found the bodies of Matthew Eubanks, 47, who lived at the address, and Jennifer Eubanks, 43, of the 2100 block of Flight Drive in Florissant. Hayes said it appeared that Matthew Eubanks shot his ex-wife several times then killed himself with the same handgun as police arrived. The couple were married for 25 years, had separated about a year ago and had been divorced for about six months, Hayes said.