Blue State Horror: Man Kills New Wife, Self in Apparent Murder-Suicide

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Man Kills New Wife, Self in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Friday, August 31, 2007

KENOSHA, Wis. - A newlywed couple were found dead in an apparent

murder-suicide in their home, where the woman's 3-year-old child spent hours

before the boy let a relative into the home, police said Thursday.

Relatives called police about 8 p.m. Wednesday after becoming concerned that

Thomas Lovell Jr., 35, and his wife, Jennifer Lovell, 24, didn't show up for

work and had missed appointments.

Police wouldn't specify where the bodies were found or whether the boy knew

of the deaths.

"Once the child woke up, he was in the home alone all day," police Lt. Ron

Bartholomew said.

Thomas Lovell strangled his wife early Wednesday and hanged himself,

Bartholomew said. He left a note indicating responsibility and gave reasons

for the deaths, but Bartholomew declined to release the information.

The couple were married in June. The boy is being cared for by family

members.