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Woman found dead in West Valley home
WEST VALLEY CITY A man found his wife dead in her bedroom early Friday, with obvious trauma to her head and face, after he returned home from working a night shift, officials said.
The couple's 4-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son were home and sleeping during the woman's "violent death," West Valley Police Capt. Tom McLachlan said.
Investigators ruled out the possibility of a suicide by mid-Friday, and later announced that the death of Kimberly Hain, 33, is considered a homicide.
There was no indication of a heavy struggle, and the house "wasn't in disarray," McLachlan said. Nothing appeared to be missing, and there were no obvious signs of a burglary.
Hain was "lightly clothed" when police found her, and McLachlan said there was no obvious evidence of a sexual assault.
A preliminary autopsy report, which will be issued sometime Saturday, is expected to establish if she was shot or exactly how she died.
Hain had worked in the emergency room of Primary Children's Medical Center for the past 10 years, according to the hospital.
Her husband, Douglas Hain Jr., works graveyard shifts at a local hospital and apparently arrived home at 6616 W. Fanfare Court (3320 South) about 8:20 a.m. He reportedly found his wife in the bedroom.
"She was a wonderful mother," the woman's father-in-law, Douglas Hain Sr., told the Deseret News on Friday. "I can't even imagine who would have killed her."
According to McLachlan, crime-scene detectives went "over all the entrances with a fine-tooth comb" and indicated that so far, they had no reason to believe someone had forced entry into the home.
"There's just no evidence of that," he said, noting that officers have questioned many people whom they believe "had some kind of access (to the home)."
On Friday, yellow tape blocked off the entire circle where the Hain family and their neighbors live, but McLachlan said neighbors shouldn't be "overly concerned" about the neighborhood's safety, calling the slaying an "isolated incident."
A West Valley police mobile command unit had pulled up next to the house by early afternoon. Investigators served a search warrant looking for evidence inside later Friday afternoon.
The victim's husband was taken to police headquarters for questioning a standard procedure, McLachlan noted, while making it clear that the man was not a suspect.
During the initial stages of the investigation, family members were apparently traveling to the Hain residence from southern Utah, unaware of her death. They were planning on spending the holiday weekend with the family.
Neighbors described Kimberly Hain and her family as extremely nice people, always willing to say hello, especially when they were out walking their dog together.
more at: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705305887/Woman-found-dead-in-WVC.html
WEST VALLEY CITY A man found his wife dead in her bedroom early Friday, with obvious trauma to her head and face, after he returned home from working a night shift, officials said.
The couple's 4-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son were home and sleeping during the woman's "violent death," West Valley Police Capt. Tom McLachlan said.
Investigators ruled out the possibility of a suicide by mid-Friday, and later announced that the death of Kimberly Hain, 33, is considered a homicide.
There was no indication of a heavy struggle, and the house "wasn't in disarray," McLachlan said. Nothing appeared to be missing, and there were no obvious signs of a burglary.
Hain was "lightly clothed" when police found her, and McLachlan said there was no obvious evidence of a sexual assault.
A preliminary autopsy report, which will be issued sometime Saturday, is expected to establish if she was shot or exactly how she died.
Hain had worked in the emergency room of Primary Children's Medical Center for the past 10 years, according to the hospital.
Her husband, Douglas Hain Jr., works graveyard shifts at a local hospital and apparently arrived home at 6616 W. Fanfare Court (3320 South) about 8:20 a.m. He reportedly found his wife in the bedroom.
"She was a wonderful mother," the woman's father-in-law, Douglas Hain Sr., told the Deseret News on Friday. "I can't even imagine who would have killed her."
According to McLachlan, crime-scene detectives went "over all the entrances with a fine-tooth comb" and indicated that so far, they had no reason to believe someone had forced entry into the home.
"There's just no evidence of that," he said, noting that officers have questioned many people whom they believe "had some kind of access (to the home)."
On Friday, yellow tape blocked off the entire circle where the Hain family and their neighbors live, but McLachlan said neighbors shouldn't be "overly concerned" about the neighborhood's safety, calling the slaying an "isolated incident."
A West Valley police mobile command unit had pulled up next to the house by early afternoon. Investigators served a search warrant looking for evidence inside later Friday afternoon.
The victim's husband was taken to police headquarters for questioning a standard procedure, McLachlan noted, while making it clear that the man was not a suspect.
During the initial stages of the investigation, family members were apparently traveling to the Hain residence from southern Utah, unaware of her death. They were planning on spending the holiday weekend with the family.
Neighbors described Kimberly Hain and her family as extremely nice people, always willing to say hello, especially when they were out walking their dog together.
more at: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705305887/Woman-found-dead-in-WVC.html