Evansville police said Friday that the case of two deaths, 41-year-old Carol C. Thomas of Henderson, Ky., and her daughter Brandi R. Thomas, 3, at a U.S. 41 motel appear to be a murder-suicide.
Thomas and her daughter are former Marion residents.
Both Thomases suffered single gunshots to the head, according to a report on the Evansville Courier's Web site. The Courier reported that the door to their room at Motel 6 on U.S. 41 north had been chained shut from the inside when a maintenance worker forced his way inside shortly after the noon check-out time.
Authorities estimated the time of death of both the mother and daughter to be 11 p.m. Thursday. Carol C. Thomas had the handgun in her hand when the bodies were discovered, the Courier reported.
Both Thomases suffered single gunshots to the head, according to a report on the Evansville Courier's Web site. The Courier reported that the door to their room at Motel 6 on U.S. 41 north had been chained shut from the inside when a maintenance worker forced his way inside shortly after the noon check-out time.
Authorities estimated the time of death of both the mother and daughter to be 11 p.m. Thursday. Carol C. Thomas had the handgun in her hand when the bodies were discovered, the Courier reported.
