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Saturday, April 09, 2005

Brownwood & Sweetwater: Six Degrees of Separation & Domestic Violence

April 7, 2005
More Information in Sweetwater Murder-Suicide
     The community of Sweetwater is at a loss after police find four bodies in a apparent murder-suicide.  A mother, her two young daughters, and the woman's common law husband were all found inside their home.  According to Sweetwater Chief of Police Jim Kelley, a call came in around 8:45 Tuesday night when a neighbor couldn't get a hold of the family.  When police got on the scene at the house on Avenue F, they found the body of 39 year old Dion Sepeda in a living room recliner with an apparent self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head.  Shortly after, police found three more bodies on a bed inside of the house.  Those bodies were that of 37 year old Sara Gonzales and her two daughter, 8 year old Olivia and 6 year old Monica.  Police say all three suffered from blunt force trauma to the head.  Sara Gonzales worked at the Sweetwater MHMR and her two daughters attended Southeast Elementary.  Officials involved in this case say it's been difficult to deal with.
source: http://www.krbctv.com/news_one.htm
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