Lori Hedges Conners, 61, of Westbrook, Connecticut, died on September 6, 2018. Her husband called 911 early that morning saying she had taken her own life with a handgun shortly after they went to bed; officers found her with a gunshot wound to the left temple and a silver revolver on a pillow nearby. The recorded call and the husband’s emotional state at the scene were part of the initial account.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death a homicide after a Connecticut State Police Major Crime Squad investigation uncovered inconsistencies in the husband’s initial statements. Investigators report the husband later admitted holding the gun while his wife shot herself, saying he assisted because he could not watch her suffer. Lori had advanced, spreading cancer and a 17-year battle with Lyme disease; she had written multiple goodbye letters and was undergoing chemotherapy that had diminished her will to live.

In June 2019 a warrant led to the husband’s arrest on a charge of second-degree manslaughter; he turned himself in and was held on bond. Does anyone have information about Lori’s final days or knew her family that could shed more light on what happened?