A New Mexico judge appears to have been fatally shot along with several of her pets by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide, according to authorities.
Village of Los Ranchos Municipal Judge Diane Albert, 65, was found dead in her home on Friday after a friend of her husband, Eric Pinkerton, 63, told police he had received a"troubling" message, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office wrote in a Facebook post.
"He left a voicemail to his friend stating that he murdered his wife and his dogs and his cat. And he is about to murder himself," the dispatch said.Albert was a highly respected member of the community, being a charitable activist along with her duties, leading to widespread shock and grief over her death.
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