Murder Suspect Kills Himself on Wife’s Grave
The man suspected of killing a grandmother and three children took his own life Saturday atop his late wife’s grave. Police found Roger Leroy Johnson, 48, lying face-down at the Vherokee Memorial Park & Funeral Home. He had cut the main artery in at least one arm, police said.
Johnson on Tuesday was accused of killing Pearl Burks, 48, and her grandchildren Ashley Burks, 6, Bobby Burks, 4, and Mikhala Burks, 5, at a home just southeast of Stockton. Authorities said Johnson, armed with a handgun and knife, attacked the family because he was upset over a breakup with Rhonda Burks, Pearl Burks’ daughter.
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