New Mexico judge and her pets shot dead by her husband in suspected murder-suicide, police say
A judge in New Mexico and several of her pets were shot dead in what police say they believe was a murder-suicide by her husband.
A judge in New Mexico and several of her pets were shot dead in what police say they believe was a murder-suicide by her husband.
Police found the bodies of Diane Albert, 65, Eric Pinkerton, 63, and "several dead animals" inside their home on Ranchitos Road in Los Ranchos De Albuquerque on Friday after a friend of the couple got "a troubling message from Eric Pinkerton," the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office tweeted.
Authorities believe Pinkerton shot Albert and the animals before he turned the gun on himself, the sheriff’s office said.
KOAT-TV of Albuquerque reported that a dispatch from a sheriff's deputy said: “He left a voicemail to his friend stating that he murdered his wife and his dogs and his cat. And he is about to murder himself.”
Sheriff’s spokesperson Jayme Fuller confirmed the dispatch to NBC News.
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