By Calvin Palmer
Three women were found shot dead yesterday at an auto glass business in Pennsylvania where they worked.
Police said the bodies of Edith Cora Tietge, 81; her sister Doris Lynn Murphy, 69; and Murphy’s daughter, Kris Lynn Murphy, 43, were found at Ferguson Glass Services in a remote area near Saltsburg, about 35 miles east of Pittsburgh. All three women lived in Saltsburg.
A .22-caliber handgun owned by a relative was found near the rear door of the premises, police said. The women appeared to have been shot in the head.
An employee told police the gun belonged to the shop’s owner 48-year-old Kevin Murphy.
Police have asked permission from a judge to get a DNA sample from Murphy.
A family member found the bodies in the shop’s garage late yesterday afternoon and called the police. It is unclear who the caller was.
According to state records, Ferguson Glass Services has been owned by Kevin L. and Kris L. Murphy since 1971.
[Based on reports by the Associated Press and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.]
