Maine Couple Found Dead In Domestic Violence Murder-Suicide
Police say a husband and wife were found dead inside their Norridgewock home Saturday morning in an apparent murder-suicide.
William Hale, 62, and his wife, Marie Lancaster-Hale, 58, were found dead inside their Route 2 home. Also found dead was the family dog.
All appear to have died from gunshot wounds and were found in the laundry room, according to police.
Hale called police at 7:17 a.m. to say there would be two bodies at his house when deputies arrived, according to a news release from the the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Hale also told police there would be an elderly woman at the home who would need care. Hale's 87-yea- old mother, Faye Hale, who lived at the house, was found unharmed sitting in a vehicle in the driveway. She was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation.
A handgun and a shotgun were recovered from inside the home. The bodies were transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Augusta for examination.
More From WBZN Old Town Maine
![Penobscot Theatre Company Announces 45th Season Featuring ‘Elf The Musical’](http://townsquare.media/site/495/files/2018/03/GettyImages-156528950.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Police Charge Bangor Man With Murder in Truck Fire Deaths [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/494/files/2018/03/de-st-croix.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Z107.3’s This Week in Pop Music History [VIDEOS]](http://townsquare.media/site/495/files/2018/03/TWIPMHx.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![The Latest in Facebook Abandonment: Poisoning Your Data First](http://townsquare.media/site/495/files/2018/03/Facebook1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Let’s Find Out More About Placenta Eating, Shall We? [VIDEOS]](http://townsquare.media/site/495/files/2018/03/29829558_1199518600184252_1345647522_o.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Stephen King’s ‘Tommyknockers’ To Be Developed Into A Movie](http://townsquare.media/site/494/files/2018/02/GettyImages-71557903.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![This Weeks ‘Impossible Question’ Answers](http://townsquare.media/site/495/files/2018/07/IQ-Blackboard.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Bangor Police Identify Victims Of Truck Fire](http://townsquare.media/site/494/files/2018/03/truck-fire-bangor.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Could Debris From Falling Chinese Space Station Hit Maine?](http://townsquare.media/site/543/files/2013/03/spaceStation1.jpg?w=980&q=75)