Murder-Suicide Perpetrated by Former Video Game Journo
A former writer for IGN, Official PlayStation Magazine and other publications has been found dead by police in Sacramento, California.
Edge reports that Jason Montes, 33, apparently killed his wife Serena, 25, before taking his own life. The couple was estranged.
The Contra-Costa Times reports:
Serena Montes' mother... said the two met online and were getting along until last summer, when they grew unhappy and tried marriage counseling, which was ineffective. Eventually, Serena Montes decided she was going to leave the relationship.
"She knew she had to start again," Lesley said. "He was having a hard time with it. He didn't want to let go of her."
Lesley said Jason Montes had threatened suicide before but that her daughter dissuaded him... Lesley said she later heard that a military service pistol was missing from the home of Jason Montes' parents.
County and police records showed no police calls, restraining orders, or any other sign of potential violence between the couple. Federal court records show that Jason Montes filed for bankruptcy last summer.
