Bullet-riddled door and parked car are parts of Clay Center's tragedy. Three deaths occurred some time Monday night or early Tuesday morning, and involved a young man from Superior, Howard Chambers, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chambers. He was a student at Fairbury College and was scheduled to graduate this semester. Chambers was a pre-business student at the junior college and was scheduled to enter the service soon after graduation, according to a college spokesperson.
According to Sheriff Lloyd Pontine of Clay Center, two women victims of the shooting were Mrs. C.L. Del Commune, 55, and her daughter, Mrs. Camille Chambers, 17. They said they were apparently shot by the young woman's husband. Howard Chambers, who then shot himself with the murder weapon, a .32 calibre revolver.
Chambers' car was parked a block away. Full details of the tragedy may never be known. All three of the victims had been dead for several hours, probably overnight, before discovery at about 10 a.m., Tuesday by a visiting neighbor, Mrs. Ray Jones.
The husband of Mrs. Del Commune, who is working in the Chicago area, arrived in Clay Center Wednesday morning.
The mother and daughter had returned within the last day or two from visiting Del Commune in the Chicago area. Chambers and his wife had been separated for several weeks. They were married about 2 1/2 years ago. She had been staying with her mother in Clay Center.
Golf clubs and an accounting book in its back seat, the Chambers car was found a block north of the modest frame home. Lawmen speculated Chambers had walked to the house about 9:30 Monday night, firing through the door before entering.
Eight empty cartridges were found at the scene, indicating the six-shot revolver was reloaded. Four shots pierced the front door, and a shattered storm door pane appeared to show powder burns.
Broken glass at the rear door and bloodstains indicated that at least one shooting occurred in the kitchen.
Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, 18 Jan 1967
According to Sheriff Lloyd Pontine of Clay Center, two women victims of the shooting were Mrs. C.L. Del Commune, 55, and her daughter, Mrs. Camille Chambers, 17. They said they were apparently shot by the young woman's husband. Howard Chambers, who then shot himself with the murder weapon, a .32 calibre revolver.
Chambers' car was parked a block away. Full details of the tragedy may never be known. All three of the victims had been dead for several hours, probably overnight, before discovery at about 10 a.m., Tuesday by a visiting neighbor, Mrs. Ray Jones.
The husband of Mrs. Del Commune, who is working in the Chicago area, arrived in Clay Center Wednesday morning.
The mother and daughter had returned within the last day or two from visiting Del Commune in the Chicago area. Chambers and his wife had been separated for several weeks. They were married about 2 1/2 years ago. She had been staying with her mother in Clay Center.
Golf clubs and an accounting book in its back seat, the Chambers car was found a block north of the modest frame home. Lawmen speculated Chambers had walked to the house about 9:30 Monday night, firing through the door before entering.
Eight empty cartridges were found at the scene, indicating the six-shot revolver was reloaded. Four shots pierced the front door, and a shattered storm door pane appeared to show powder burns.
Broken glass at the rear door and bloodstains indicated that at least one shooting occurred in the kitchen.
Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, 18 Jan 1967
Bullet-riddled door and parked car are parts of Clay Center's tragedy. Three deaths occurred some time Monday night or early Tuesday morning, and involved a young man from Superior, Howard Chambers, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chambers. He was a student at Fairbury College and was scheduled to graduate this semester. Chambers was a pre-business student at the junior college and was scheduled to enter the service soon after graduation, according to a college spokesperson.
According to Sheriff Lloyd Pontine of Clay Center, two women victims of the shooting were Mrs. C.L. Del Commune, 55, and her daughter, Mrs. Camille Chambers, 17. They said they were apparently shot by the young woman's husband. Howard Chambers, who then shot himself with the murder weapon, a .32 calibre revolver.
Chambers' car was parked a block away. Full details of the tragedy may never be known. All three of the victims had been dead for several hours, probably overnight, before discovery at about 10 a.m., Tuesday by a visiting neighbor, Mrs. Ray Jones.
The husband of Mrs. Del Commune, who is working in the Chicago area, arrived in Clay Center Wednesday morning.
The mother and daughter had returned within the last day or two from visiting Del Commune in the Chicago area. Chambers and his wife had been separated for several weeks. They were married about 2 1/2 years ago. She had been staying with her mother in Clay Center.
Golf clubs and an accounting book in its back seat, the Chambers car was found a block north of the modest frame home. Lawmen speculated Chambers had walked to the house about 9:30 Monday night, firing through the door before entering.
Eight empty cartridges were found at the scene, indicating the six-shot revolver was reloaded. Four shots pierced the front door, and a shattered storm door pane appeared to show powder burns.
Broken glass at the rear door and bloodstains indicated that at least one shooting occurred in the kitchen.
Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, 18 Jan 1967
According to Sheriff Lloyd Pontine of Clay Center, two women victims of the shooting were Mrs. C.L. Del Commune, 55, and her daughter, Mrs. Camille Chambers, 17. They said they were apparently shot by the young woman's husband. Howard Chambers, who then shot himself with the murder weapon, a .32 calibre revolver.
Chambers' car was parked a block away. Full details of the tragedy may never be known. All three of the victims had been dead for several hours, probably overnight, before discovery at about 10 a.m., Tuesday by a visiting neighbor, Mrs. Ray Jones.
The husband of Mrs. Del Commune, who is working in the Chicago area, arrived in Clay Center Wednesday morning.
The mother and daughter had returned within the last day or two from visiting Del Commune in the Chicago area. Chambers and his wife had been separated for several weeks. They were married about 2 1/2 years ago. She had been staying with her mother in Clay Center.
Golf clubs and an accounting book in its back seat, the Chambers car was found a block north of the modest frame home. Lawmen speculated Chambers had walked to the house about 9:30 Monday night, firing through the door before entering.
Eight empty cartridges were found at the scene, indicating the six-shot revolver was reloaded. Four shots pierced the front door, and a shattered storm door pane appeared to show powder burns.
Broken glass at the rear door and bloodstains indicated that at least one shooting occurred in the kitchen.
Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, 18 Jan 1967
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