They spent a lifetime together — and couldn’t bear to be apart.
Police say Jerome and Katharine Woolums, aged 92 and 93, were found dead inside their room at a Mesa, Arizona care facility on October 16. Officers discovered the couple with gunshot wounds to the head in what investigators believe was a tragic murder-suicide.
When police arrived, Jerome was already gone, a gun still in his hand. His wife Katharine was still breathing — paramedics rushed her to the hospital, but she died soon after. “They had been married for many years and were living together for medical care,” officials said.
The heartbreaking discovery has left the community shaken. “It’s sad… love that deep can turn into something this painful,” one neighbor shared. Police say the case remains open as they await final medical reports.
Two lives, bound by love and time — gone together in their final chapter.
