Elizabeth Betsey Gage Davis Trombly, 69, was found dead in her Amherst, New Hampshire home on September 14, 2014, after colleagues requested a welfare check when she missed work for two days. Officers peering through a window saw her body in the kitchen; she was seated on the floor in a nightgown and slippers. The investigation determined she died from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen and the death was ruled a homicide.

A second death at the scene led investigators to conclude the case was a murder-suicide. Elizabeth’s 35-year-old son, John Trombly, was found on a bed in an enclosed porch with an AK-47 pointed at his head and a single fatal gunshot wound. No signs of forced entry were reported and entry was gained through an unlocked back door. Investigators noted John had struggled with alcohol and prescription medication addiction and there had been prior calls to the home for medical assistance related to his drinking. With the apparent perpetrator deceased, no arrests were made and the case was closed.

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