WHATCOM CO., Wash. — A Whatcom County woman accused of killing her husband and toddler son faces two first-degree murder charges, according to The Bellingham Herald.
Quick Facts:
- Family says victims were husband and child of woman
- Police say woman admitted to killing them
- Real estate agent found woman and two slain victims in upstairs bedroom
- Agent was about to hold open house in home near Bellingham
The Bellingham Herald reports that a real estate agent found 43-year-old Erin Lee Jordan injured with a gunshot wound in the shoulder in her home north of Bellingham.
Charging papers show that Erin Jordan confessed to a Whatcom County sheriff's detective that she shot her husband and their child while they slept.
Her husband Michael David Jordan and their 1-year-old son Miles were found with gunshot wounds. Deputies believe they had been dead for at least two days before they were found.
Erin Jordan remained hospitalized Wednesday and is on the county jail roster for the murder charges. She has not yet appeared in court.
Police: Woman found lying injured next to husband, son she killed
According to investigators, the family was discovered Sunday when a Realtor stopped by because he hadn't heard from them for some time. Steve Mullinex, once a Lummi Nation school teacher himself, heard Agren's cries for help and found the terrible scene.
She told deputies how the tragedy happened.
"They were in the bed," said Whatcom County Undersheriff Jeff Parks. "She shot both of them. Sometime later, we're not really clear on the time frame, right after that or if there was an extended period. But after that at some point, she shot herself."
A mother who told police she shot and killed her husband and toddler, reportedly has a history of mental illness....
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A source said the Whatcom County Sheriff's office was called to the home last spring; Agren was suffering from paranoid delusions. According to the Postpartum Support International of Washington, that can be a symptom of serious postpartum depression.
According to court records, Agren was Jordan's second wife. His first marriage ended in 2010 after 20 years.
Now an entire community is grieving his death and that of his young son.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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