Sunday, December 12, 1999
Victim had filed charge against husband
Apparent murder-sauicide probed
BY MARIE McCAIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
In August, an incident between George and Linda Mack prompted Mrs. Mack to seek a temporary restraining order against her husband.
But after weeks of legal wrangling, the domestic violence charges against Mr. Mack were dismissed Nov. 16.
Almost a month later — on Friday — police discovered Mrs. Mack's body in the rear bedroom of her estranged husband's apartment at 2300 Auburn Ave.
They were later called to an apartment in the 6000 block of Heis Terrace, where they found Mr. Mack's body in a rear bedroom.
Police think the 41-year-old Mount Auburn man killed his wife and then himself. They continued Saturday to search for a motive.
Acting on a tip Thursday night that Mrs. Mack, 38, may have been killed, police tried to reach the couple by phone but were unsuccessful.
At about 9 a.m. Friday, investigators searched Mr. Mack's apartment and found his wife's body.
Linda Mack was the apparent victim of a homicide.
Police officials, as well as the Hamilton County coroner's office, would not say how Mrs. Mack died. But investigators found several notes in her husband's apartment indicating foul play was involved.
Also, Mr. Mack and his wife's car were missing.
After searching for much of the day, police were called to a Mount Washington building to investigate a shooting. Inside an apartment at 6056 Heis Terrace, they found the body of Mr. Mack in a bedroom.
Police say he apparently shot himself in the head.
Hamilton County court records showed that Linda Mack was given a protective order after accusing her husband of domestic violence, but it was unclear why those charges were dismissed.
The owners of the the Mount Washington apartment building said they did not know Mr. Mack. Neither did neighbors, who watched as police investigators looked over the apartment. Police didn't return phone calls Saturday night.
Enquirer reporter Phillip Pina contributed to this report.
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