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Woodrow Woody Bournes

Case from Deer Lodge, MT dated Jun 07, 2015

Victim Details

Woodrow Bournes

Male

White / Caucasian

Deer Lodge

MT

2015-06-07

4

Woodrow

Woody Bournes

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/13/2026

Case Description

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In the quiet hills near Deer Lodge, Montana, a remote cabin in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest became the scene of a heart-wrenching tragedy on June 7, 2015. On that day, four-year-old Woodrow "Woody" Bournes, a White male, lost his life alongside his family in a horrific murder-suicide. The tranquility of their off-the-grid home was shattered by the actions of his father, 59-year-old Michael Augustine Bournes.

The events of that Sunday morning unfolded after Michael Bournes cont ...
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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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