Body found in field identified; husband apparently kills self

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified a body found Monday in a field north of Salem and are investigating the woman’s death as a homicide. Her husband, a person of interest in the case, was found dead at his Hillsboro home of an apparent suicide, they said.

The Statesman-Journal reports the woman was identified Wednesday as 47-year-old Tricia Carver of Albany.

Following up on a tip, deputies and detectives with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office found her body in a field outside St. Paul.

Carver had been reported missing to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

When deputies entered Lemarr Carver’s home Wednesday night, he was found dead inside from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.
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Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com