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Augustine Bournes

Case from Deer Lodge, MT dated Jun 07, 2015

Victim Details

Augustine Bournes

Male

Mixed Race

Deer Lodge

MT

2015-06-07

5

Augustine

Bournes

Primary Suspect Deceased

06/27/2026

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In a remote cabin nestled deep within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest near Deer Lodge, Montana, the life of five-year-old Augustine Bournes was tragically cut short on June 7, 2015. The young, mixed-race boy, known affectionately as Gus, was found deceased alongside his family in what authorities determined to be a horrific murder-suicide. The idyllic life they appeared to have, living off-the-grid in a home built by their father, masked a darkness that would ultimately consume them all ...
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  • Spokesman.com: Family, friends mourn Montana murder-suicide victim Arie Lee
  • Deer Lodge Residents Stunned After Murder/Suicide Claims Family Of Five
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