Answers Lacking in Murder-Suicide ; Police Believe Ronald Templeman, 86, Killed His Wife of 65 Years and Then Himself at Their Westport Island Home.

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An 86-year-old man who wrote a suicide note saying that he had cancer apparently shot his 98-year-old wife in the head and killed himself. Investigators believe that the shooting deaths Tuesday of Ronald and Hazel Templeman were a murder-suicide, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Hazel Templeman became Maine's oldest homicide victim since police began keeping records 35 years ago.

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Answers Lacking in Murder-Suicide ; Police Believe Ronald Templeman, 86, Killed His Wife of 65 Years and Then Himself at Their Westport Island Home.

"Personally, I think he did this because of his health," said Nelson Burtt, 79, Hazel's nephew and the only surviving family member. "He must have been sick. I don't think h...

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