Triple Homicide at Home of Sam Donaldson!

dissention · #1 07-07-2004, 07:02 PM

From Yahoo!:

Three Dead at New Mexico Ranch of ABC's Donaldson

55 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran ABC News commentator Sam Donaldson said three people were apparently murdered on his New Mexico ranch over the July 4 weekend while he and his wife were out of town.

Donaldson, 70, said in a statement that he and his wife, Jan, were "shocked by the apparent triple homicide that took place on our ranch in Hondo, New Mexico sometime over the 4th of July weekend while we were in Santa Fe."

"We understand the investigation is continuing and we have been asked by authorities not to comment further at this time," the statement said.

Lincoln County Sheriff Tom Sullivan said Donaldson and his wife "are not considered suspects and have been very cooperative."

Sullivan said Donaldson called deputies at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday after discovering "an apparent crime scene" at his ranch foreman's home when he returned from Santa Fe.

The bodies of a man and two women were discovered in a shallow grave, Sullivan said. The victims' names were being withheld until their families are notified, Sullivan said.

According to the ABC News Web site, Donaldson's father bought the farmland in 1910, and the former White House correspondent added to the acreage.

Known for his no-holds-barred style during his coverage of presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan (news - web sites), Donaldson now works as a political commentator for ABC.

sara1998 · #2 07-08-2004, 05:19 AM

Isn't that wild? I just read about that. Hope I don't piss Sara off that bad when she's older....

That's just aweful.

Maria

skcin · #3 07-08-2004, 12:00 PM

I heard about it this morning. Very odd, very sad. Sam was giving out an aweful lot of details on ABC this morning, I don't know if THAT'S a good thing...

paula

darklinensuit · #4 07-08-2004, 03:50 PM

They arrested some teenager today.

- Jake

Tango · #5 07-08-2004, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

They arrested some teenager today.

- Jake

Yep, the son of the couple that the Donaldson's had running the place as caretakers. Pretty horrible. I can't imagine the shock of walking in on something like that totally unexpected.

(According to CSI, the first person who finds/reports the body is always included in the list of suspects.)

Cour · #6 07-08-2004, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Tango

(According to CSI, the first person who finds/reports the body is always included in the list of suspects.)

I did not know that! Amazing what you can learn from good detective work on tv