Cause of Deaths in Killingworth Case Revealed [UPDATE]

The state Chief Medical Examiner released the cause of death of a Killingworth man and woman who were found deceased in their home on Wednesday, Nov. 25.

Billy Newman and Lauren Beebe were found in the house with fatal gunshot wounds, according to a press release from Trooper Kelly Grant with the Connecticut State Police.

Newman died from a suicide gunshot wound. The Chief Medical Examiner told the New Haven Register that Beebe died of gunshot wounds to the head and torso and her death is classified as a homicide.

Beebe reportedly filed for a divorce from Newman recently. Two children present in the home at the time of the murder-suicide are now in the care of family members, State Trooper Kelly Grant said in a Nov. 25 press conference.

Click here to read the full report from the New Haven Register.

Nov. 25 Post:

State troopers were called to #8 Route 148 just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, after receiving a report of an active disturbance.

In a press conference streaming live, state police confirmed that a man and a woman were found deceased in a room at the residence. EMS was contacted and confirmed that the man and woman were deceased.

Detectives from the State Police Central District Major Crime Squad responded and assumed the investigation. State police released the identity of the man and woman as Billy W. Newman, 57, and Lauren Beebe, 48, both of 8 Route 148, Killingworth.

The Office of the Chief State’s Medical Examiner will conduct post-mortem examinations to determine the cause and manner of death, state police said.

‘Children Found in the Home With Family’

“There were children that were present at the time,” Trooper Kelly Grant said at the press conference. “They have been turned over to family members.”

Police said they believe the children are related to the man and woman but that has not been confirmed.

The medical examiner and the Central District Major Crime Squad are investigating the case.

There is no threat to the public and no threat to the community, according to state police.

“This is an isolated incident,” Grant said.

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