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Tanya M LaBounty

Case from Chester, MT dated Dec 06, 2016

Victim Details

Tanya LaBounty

Female

White / Caucasian

Chester

MT

2016-12-06

42

Tanya

M LaBounty

Primary Suspect Deceased

06/25/2026

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In the small town of Chester, Montana, the community was left in shock and mourning following the tragic death of Tanya M. LaBounty, a 42-year-old White/Caucasian female, on December 6, 2016. The grim discovery was made at her residence after the Liberty County Sheriff's Office was called for a welfare check. Inside the home, deputies found Tanya and her 47-year-old husband, Francis LaBounty, both deceased.

An investigation into the deaths determined that the incident was a murder-suicide ...
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  • UPDATE: Deaths of CJI superintendent, wife ruled murder-suicide
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