Texas Mayor Jayne Peters kills her daughter & then commits suicide, also leaves 4 separate suicide notes

July 16th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt  

Coppell, July 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A mother-daughter relationship turned sour in Texas, when a mayor shot her daughter, before turning the gun on herself.

Mayor Jayne Peters is believed to have shot dead her 19-year-old college bound daughter in their house. Police said that she shot her daughter in the head before taking her own life.

Police however said that the mayor left four separate suicide notes, but none of the notes explained why the mayor wanted to end the life of her daughter and then kill herself too. But police say the notes seemed to give information on how to take care of her pets. Police say there was no sign of struggle at the crime scene.

It ought to be mentioned that Jayne Peters who was the Mayor of Coppell was a professional software developer and she was living alone with her daughter in their house since the death of her husband - Donald Peters in 2008.

Her daughter - Corinne was due to go to the University of Texas for further studies, until the unfortunate incident cut short her young life.

Family members and friends were shocked at the incident and they described the former mayor as lover of animals.

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