A Michigan woman who was being sought for the cold-blooded killings of her boyfriend and brother was found dead from an apparent suicide Monday.
Police officers discovered the body of 22-year-old Ruby Taverner at around 10 a.m. in a wooded area behind the Independence Square Apartments in Independence Township, northwest of Detroit.
They said Taverner, who was wanted in connection with the double homicide, died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Cops also said they recovered a Glock 43X handgun next to Taverner’s body.
“It’s a terrible situation. It always seems to be magnified when you get someone who commits something horrible like that, a homicide, and then kills themselves,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
“You almost wonder what was the point to this whole thing? You never get any answers that satisfy those questions because, now, all parties are deceased.”
Police previously described the 5-foot-2, 115-pound Taverner as “armed and dangerous,” saying she was suspected of killing her brother, 22-year-old Bishop Taverner, and her boyfriend, 26-year-old Ray Muscat, on Mother’s Day.
Ruby Taverner, who was born male, and her brother, Bishop, were two of a set of triplets, according to family members.
Bishop Taverner and Muscat were found dead at the Independence Township apartment complex on Dixie Highway early Sunday, after neighbors called 911 to report the sound of gunshots.
Bishop was found in the living room with a single gunshot wound to the head, according to police. Muscat’s body was discovered in a rear bedroom.
Police said Ruby Taverner (formerly known as Martin Taverner) and Ray Muscat (formerly known as Amber Muscat) had lived together, but it was unclear how long they had been in a romantic relationship.
Taverner’s cellphone and car were found at the scene of the shooting. Cops said they believe she fled on foot after the slayings.
The sheriff said a preliminary investigation into the double homicide has determined that the men’s killings were premeditated, although no motive has been found yet.
“You don’t typically find someone shot in the head one time unless they just kind of coolly and calmly walked up and did it,” Bouchard said.
According to the sheriff, it is believed that Taverner suffered from some unspecified mental health problems.
Am I right in saying a male “want to be” and a “want to be female are living together? I guy thinking he is a woman and a woman who thought she was a guy and the innocent guy he called his brother was just collateral damage? This is what the mental state is with most of these confused people not following SCIENCE!
wow, u nailed it…
Absolutely correct. And scientist are wondering why birth rate population was down a year ago.
Why is mental illness always the convenient excuse for just plain ‘evil’
As sad as it is the younger generation are having a hard time signifying who they are a male or a female