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Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 12:22 PM Jun 2015

Deer Lodge man blamed wife's 'mocking' for mass murder-suicide

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/deer-lodge-murder-suicide-victims-identified-shooter-blamed-his-wife/article_ee36cf8a-6f8d-5fe6-a024-f1f19264bd54.html



ANACONDA – The man who shot and killed his wife and three children Sunday in a remote cabin near Deer Lodge blamed the tragedy on his wife, telling an acquaintance she had been "mocking him and riding him all day," authorities said Tuesday.

Michael Augustine Bournes, 59, used a .45-caliber pistol to kill his wife, Arie Arlynn Lee, 37, and their children, Augustine Lee Bournes, 5, Woodrow Lee Bournes, 4, and Arie Lee Bournes, 1. Each victim was shot once in the head, Anaconda-Deer Lodge Chief of Law Enforcement Tim Barkell said during a news conference.

Bournes then started the cabin on fire, and turned the gun on himself. He had called the acquaintance to tell of his plans shortly before the shooting. When law enforcement arrived, all five were dead. The cabin sustained some fire damage, but did not burn to the ground.

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Barkell said based on books found in the cabin, Bournes “was definitely a Constitutionalist and didn’t believe in government.” He also described the couple as "the survivalist type."



Tragic.
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Deer Lodge man blamed wife's 'mocking' for mass murder-suicide (Original Post) Starry Messenger Jun 2015 OP
When I first heard this horrific report, chervilant Jun 2015 #1
big sorry ass juvenile. misterhighwasted Jun 2015 #3
I'll bet you are correct. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #5
Not much of a survivalist..imo misterhighwasted Jun 2015 #2
What's the use of being a constitutionalist if you don't believe in government? tularetom Jun 2015 #4

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
1. When I first heard this horrific report,
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 12:28 PM
Jun 2015

I suspected Bournes was a batterer. "Mocking him and riding him all day" is a variation of a theme used by batterers to justify their violence towards their intimate partners.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
2. Not much of a survivalist..imo
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 12:31 PM
Jun 2015

Must have been holy hell existing in this guy's world.
RIP to the wife & children.
So sorry.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
4. What's the use of being a constitutionalist if you don't believe in government?
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 12:38 PM
Jun 2015

This guy definitely did not have all his shit in the same sock.

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