Posted on 07/14/2010 2:44:00 PM PDT by Justaham
URGENT: The mayor of an affluent Dallas suburb shot her 19-year-old daughter in the head then killed herself in a shocking murder-suicide that stunned friends and neighbors in quiet Coppell, Texas.
The Dallas County Medical Examiner's office ruled Wednesday that 55-year-old Jayne Peters shot herself in the head after killing her daughter Corinne, who had just graduated from Coppell High School and was bound for the University of Texas at Austin in the fall.
Police discovered the bodies of the mother and daughter Tuesday evening after the mayor failed to show up for a city meeting.
Police officers went to their home after the usually prompt mayor failed to arrive at a city council meeting and did not call to explain her absence, said city spokeswoman Sharon Logan.
By late Wednesday morning, a small collection of flowers, wreaths and cards decorated the front porch of the Peters' home. A printed letter said: "Please know that you are loved no matter what happens. I know that God is with you and giving you comfort. You both are with Don, a wonderful husband and father. A family again."
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If she was determined to die why didn't she just shoot herself??!!
When a mother can kill her child in the womb, that lack of respect carries right through to grown children. This is horrendous ... but not surprising ...
I wonder how the father died ...
Two thoughts immediately came to mind:
1. There is absolutely no indication in the story why this happened.
2. A number of the comments under the story are really nasty.
I dont understand your comment. Did Peters support abortion? Was she a democrat?
The only thing that makes sense to me is that it was an accident and then she killed herself.
She was together enough to write several notes before she killed herself.
How horrific! The poor girl had her whole life ahead of her. It is impossible to conceive how a parent could kill her own child! ... So sad! --Link.
And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? ... Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion. --Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Dreadful. RIP.
The daughter, I'm sure. The mother, I don't think so.
I wonder how the father died ...
Cancer, 2008
Tragic and senseless. The poor child was just starting her life.
If only mom had picked up the phone and called any number of doctors for help. Even her GP.
I reckon she was a high achiever as Mayor and would rather be dead than admit she needed assistance.
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