mayor shoots daughter then self

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gee, is this any surprise to any of us?? shall we bet which SSRI it was???

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Date: Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:01 pm ((PDT))

"He said a prescription for medication to treat depression was found at the

home, but he wasn't sure for whom it was prescribed."

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Texas Murder-Suicide: A "Desperate Soul"

COPPELL, Texas, July 17, 2010

A Dallas area mayor who authorities believe killed herself and her daughter left

a note saying the two were still grieving over the 2008 death of their husband

and father from cancer, police said Friday. "My sweet, sweet Corinne had grown

completely inconsolable. She had learned to hide her feelings from her friends.

But the two of us were lost, alone and afraid. Corinne just kept on asking, 'Why

won't God let me die?' We hadn't slept at all and neither one of us could stop

crying when we were together," read a typed note that police found in the

kitchen. The note, which also gave instructions on how to care for the family's

two dogs and four cats, was among four that police found Tuesday when they

discovered the bodies of Coppell Mayor Jayne s, 55, and her 19-year-old

daughter, Corinne. Both women had been shot in the head. The Dallas County

Medical Examiners Office has ruled the elder s' death a suicide and the

daughter's death a homicide. Police arrived at the home after the usually prompt

mayor failed to show up for a city meeting. They found an envelope taped to the

door containing a house key and typed note that said: "To our first responders,

Here is the key for the front door. I am so very sorry for what you're about to

discover. Please forgive me. Jayne." Another typed note left in the kitchen

listed contact numbers of family members. It also said, "Please, please, please,

no funeral, no memorial - just cremate us both." A handwritten note on the door

of the bathroom where the mayor's body was found was signed by her and said not

to resuscitate. Along with her grief, recent evidence also revealed that the

mayor had financial troubles. At a Friday afternoon funeral service for the two,

s' pastor said the mayor tried to hide her financial problems from her

daughter after the death of her husband. "Jayne was a deeply troubled and,

finally, desperate soul," Rev. Dennis Wilkinson said during the service at First

United Methodist Church in Coppell, adding that his comments had been approved

by the family. "When he died, they were left with no other resources," Wilkinson

said. "She wanted to protect her daughter from knowing about her financial

problems and thinking badly of her father." City Manager Clay said he

had been asking the mayor since November about at least $4,000 in questionable

charges on her city-issued credit card. said there appeared to be

personal charges for items such as clothing and pet supplies. He said he had

sent her an e-mail about the issue on Monday and asked the city attorney to look

into the matter on Tuesday. City officials released a report for the second

quarter of 2010 that included more than 40 items and services that the city paid

on the mayor's behalf. Among them were three charges totaling more than $1,700

to a rental car agency in suburban Dallas and three charges totaling more than

$500 at a Coppell grocery store. The report also shows that reimbursed the

city for $361. The Dallas Morning News reported Friday that the s' home,

appraised at nearly $423,000, had been posted for foreclosure last July, but

never made it to auction, according to the Foreclosure Listing Service. Deputy

Police Chief Steve said the weapon used was a Glock 17 9mm pistol, which

he said the mayor borrowed from Cedar Hill Mayor Rob e. said that

e told police after the shooting that s had asked about getting a

concealed handgun permit and the two had gone to a shooting range for target

practice July 8. s left the shooting range with his weapon, saying she

wanted to borrow it for a class. e did not immediately return a call Friday

from The Associated Press. But he told the Dallas Morning News that s told

him she didn't want to actually own a gun and just wanted the permit. "You

always go through thinking about the what ifs," e told the newspaper. "I

just thought I was doing a favor for a friend." said e would not

face any charges. The mayor had been a contract software developer who had

served on the city council for a decade before being elected mayor in 2009. Her

daughter had recently told friends that she was heading to the University of

Texas at Austin in the fall, but a UT spokesman said the school had no record of

her applying. Neighbor Diane Ianni has said that Corinne was excited and had

been wearing shirts with the university's longhorn logo and colors. said

a neighbor saw Corinne putting things in her car at 6 a.m. the morning before

she was killed. Shortly after she placed them in her car, the elder s was

seen taking the items back into their home, said. said the

investigation into the deaths is ongoing. He said a prescription for medication

to treat depression was found at the home, but he wasn't sure for whom it was

prescribed. He also said that the elder s' work and personal computers have

been taken as evidence. "This agency and this city is going to get as many

answers as we possibly can, and it's not going to happen overnight," he said.

Coppell is a city of about 40,000, located 15 miles northwest of Dallas.

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