A medical examiner ruled two deaths at this home on Shelby Circle were the result of a murder-suicide. A mail carrier discovered a note in the home’s mailbox informing them to call the police.Something was a little different when Joseph “Charley” Yates and Ellen McKenzie showed up at the American Legion’s open mic session last Wednesday.
They were vibrant.
McKenzie, who was often forced to stay home sick, came out, and she was happy, energetic, talking to everyone. Yates, a regular performer, sang a song he’d written just for McKenzie, a song he didn’t typically perform on Wednesday nights.
“It was really passionate,” said friend Danielle Bucher. “You could just tell it was very, I don’t know, full of life. They seemed happy. Everybody just thought it was a good day. You don’t think about it until afterward, when you look back “
Now, she wonders if her friends were saying goodbye.