In a quiet home on Weston Drive in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, a heartbreaking scene unfolded in January 2014. Authorities were called to the residence to investigate the deaths of a man and a woman. Upon their arrival, they discovered the bodies of 80-year-old Betty Wilburn and her husband, 77-year-old Hubert Wilburn. Both had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
A family member made the grim discovery and immediately alerted the police.
As investigators began to piece together the events that led to the tragedy, they determined that there was no ongoing threat to the public and they were not actively seeking any suspects. The investigation into the couple's deaths continued as they awaited the results of an autopsy to officially determine the manner of death.
The subsequent investigation by the Mt. Juliet Police Department concluded that the incident was a murder-suicide. The evidence revealed that Betty Wilburn died from a single gunshot wound, and her husband, Hubert, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The investigation determined that Hubert Wilburn was the shooter in the tragic event that took both of their lives. The police chief expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the couple in the wake of the sad and troubling conclusion.
