On a quiet Sunday evening in Shawnee, Kansas, the life of 57-year-old Deborah Clare, a White female, came to a tragic and unexpected end. On December 22, 2013, she was found deceased in her home on West 72nd Terrace. The grim discovery was made by her son, who immediately alerted authorities by calling 911. When Shawnee police officers arrived at the residence around 9:30 p.m., they found two bodies inside.
Investigators quickly determined the incident to be a murder-suicide.
The second individual was identified as Deborah's 46-year-old husband, Michael A. Clare. Authorities concluded that Michael Clare had shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself. This violent act cut short the life of a woman remembered by her family, which included her parents, a son, a daughter, two sisters, and a granddaughter.
The investigation into the deaths of Deborah and Michael Clare did not lead to any further arrests, as police identified Michael Clare as the sole perpetrator in the murder-suicide. Law enforcement officials reported that there was no known motive for the tragic event and that they had no prior record of responding to any calls at the couple's address. The community was left to mourn the loss of Deborah Clare, a woman whose life was taken in a sudden and devastating act of domestic violence.
