Deaths of Turner County tax assessor and family ruled homicide
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Posted 7:19PM on Monday, March 25, 2002
REBECCA - A coroner's report on three people found in a Turner County house fire last week has ruled the deaths homicides. <br>
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Turner County tax assessor Tommy Joe Wideman, his wife, Deborah, and their 20-year-old daughter, Melissa, all died in the fire. Melissa Wideman was pregnant. <br>
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Coroner Edgar Perry wouldn't comment Monday on the cause of their deaths. <br>
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But Sheriff Randy Kenrick says foul play was involved. <br>
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A motorist spotted the burning house east of Rebecca in the early hours Friday and called 911. <br>
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Funeral services for the Widemans were held Monday.