Augustine Bournes

Murdered
Case Description
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On June 7, 2015, in a secluded cabin within Montana's Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 59-year-old Michael Augustine Bournes fatally shot his wife, 37-year-old Arie Arlynn Lee, and their three children: 5-year-old Augustine, 4-year-old Woodrow, and 1-year-old Arie. After the murders, Bournes set fire to a piece of furniture, lay beside his children's bodies, and took his own life with a .45 caliber handgun.

Prior to his suicide, Bournes contacted an acquaintance, stating he had kil ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Augustine Bournes

    Male

    Mixed Race

    Deer-lodge

    MT

    2015-06-07

    5

    Augustine

    Bournes

    Primary Suspect Deceased

    11/28/2024

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    I’ve been following the Michael Bournes case, and one detail that really struck me is how Arie Lee... ...Read More
    11/26/2024
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