Man kills Wife and Himself in South Ohio

[CmYoung1]

Marcel Linthicum killed his wife with a hand-gun thursday night at an apartment building in South Point Oh. It is understood that the couple was going through a divorce. After shooting his wife he alegedly shoots himself and dies.
We will have more on the story shortly.

[Tyler]

This man was sick!!! I know most of the story because its to close for comfort. Somthing like this is so devastating expecialy being so brutal and unexpected. My heart goes out to Katherines family and two beautiful kids. On a personal level I know she's smiling down watching over her babies and telling me everything will be okay. I also know she is in a better place and will be waiting when I get there.

[Tyler]

Theese poeple need to get there stories staight! He didn't alegedly shoot himself, he defenatly did because he wasns't man enough to face reality. He took the easy way out. Eventhough I have more to say beacuase of all the hate and anger I'll keep my mouth shut, FOR NOW! Just out of respect for HIS family. God knows I would never disrespect HERS!
I know alot of details about what happend, the real story, but thats not a story for me to tell!

[Melissa]

Katherine and Marcel were my dearest and closest friends. Can I say for the record...no one was there and therefore no one can say with 100% assurance exactly what happened. I do not believe for one minute that Marcel was capable of killing her, or anyone else, in cold blood. I know factually that he did love her. Whatever happened, I will go to my grave believing it was an accident. That things got too heated too fast (as they often did with these two because they were both so passionate about the things that mattered to them) and led to this terrible tragedy! When you are inside looking out, this whole tragedy meant the loss of two lives, two best friends, and two children now without a mommy or daddy! The children are now the focus. They need our prayers and support for understanding, for some kind of comfort...if there will ever be any for a child who now has to go on and live without both parents..and guidance to bring these babies up with wonderful memories of both mommy and daddy, and they had many with BOTH! I plan to try spend special time with them doing the things that their mommy would have done with them and telling about the crazy and funny stories that she and I shared over the past 10 years together, not as friend to friend, but sister to sister...because that's what she was to me. Her children call me Aunt Bissa and my children called her Aunt Katherine. Katherine and Marcel were both wonderful friends to me and my entire family, even though Katherine was dearer to me. I knew her first and when she met Marcel, we became quick friends. She and I spent a lot of great times together. So knowing both of them they way that I do, I have been able to take comfort in believing it was truly an accident. I don't know why he would have had a gun or what his intentions were with the gun. I'm just not sure and I suppose we will never know...but one thing is for sure...YOU WEREN'T THERE....and NEITHER WAS I! If you knew her and him, can't we just cherish their memory and pass that on to thier kids? In the end...they are the ones left to deal with this. It's hard to find comfort in knowing that I will never see her beautiful face again and never hear her sweet voice when I answer the phone saying, "Hi, how are you"...at least not on this side. I will however, on the other side of glory. She and I will praise the Lord and dance on the streets of gold and Marcel will be joining us. They were both born again, saved, children of God and so I find a great deal of comfort in knowing that I will be seeing them again one day. If anyone is interested, I wrote a poem for "Kate", that's what I called her, the night she died and would love to share it with anyone who might want to know more about her and who she was in my eyes. She was laughter, generosity, and love...her world revolved around her children and bringing them up in the Lord. You can email me at [e-mail]. I'll pass it along to you as well as a picture that I took of her one day when we had dressed my kids up and took black and white photos of them to look old fashioned. I had one left to use and asked her to look out the bedroom window and she pulled the curtain back and the sun shown in on her beautiful face, and I snapped it. It is, in my estimation, the most beautiful picture ever taken of her. She looks so peaceful and thoughtful. Looking at that picture inspired me to write this poem. Passing it on is my way of honoring her memory and who she was. So just let me know. God bless!

[Tyler]

Wasn't trying to offend anyone so I'll just say godbless KATHERINE And her family and anyone one else that has ever lost someone they care about as much as I cared for her.
Things like this are never ACCIDENTS.
ITS CRAZY!!!!!

[Melissa]

Tyler wrote:

Wasn't trying to offend anyone so I'll just say godbless KATHERINE And her family and anyone one else that has ever lost someone they care about as much as I cared for her.
Things like this are never ACCIDENTS.
ITS CRAZY!!!!!

Tyler

[Melissa]

Tyler...so you must be the Tyler I've heard about. I want to be sure that we understand each other. There was no offense to anyone made by your comment. Loosing someone like Katherine is more than a tragedy. I say and always will say, that her being gone is definitely not going to make this world a better place. She made each day count in a way, for herself and anyone she came in contact with, that few people will ever get the honor of experiencing because they did not know her. It's okay to mourn the loss of her. I still am and I honestly don't know if I will ever get over this. There is hardly a moment in the day that I don't think of her. But to say that these things are never an accident is comepletely unfounded. Of course there are accidental shootings. They happen all the time. I understand that you are beyond grief stricken as we all are, but you and I both know that she was very head strong and she did not like to be pushed around. She wouldn't stand for it. I think it was a power struggle. I think he was bluffing her, not that a loaded gun is much of a bluff, and for the very reason that we are now talking about, it's dangerous and likely to lead to bad, but if you knew Kate like you say, you also know that she would have called his bluff in a heart beat! I think that what started out as an argument led to a physical altercation and I think Marcel pulled it out to take control of the situation...or at least he thought he could make her think he had control of the situation. But in my heart I know that she probably tried to take that gun from him. She would have probably said something like, oh you think you're gonna pull a gun on me? And I think a struggle took place for control of the gun and I think it then went off, by accident, hitting Katherine. I believe that when Marcel saw what had happened, that his histerical mind, as it would be if you saw your wife laying there dying, shot, and bleeding to death, because of a stupid thing you did like pull out a loaded gun, then did the first thing that came to his mind...turned it on himself. I don't think he planned to kill her. And believe me, if there is anyone in this world who should be burning Marcel at the stake...it should be me. She and I were beyond friends, we shared a friendship and closeness that she probably has never had with anyone, including Marcel. I know that a lot of people knew her and she had different kinds of relationships with each, but I feel priviledged to say that we had a relationship that was unlike any other she had. And for him to have even pulled the gun out...well I believe it was an irrational choice to make...but then which one of the two was doing, saying, or acting anything close to rational lately. So what I'm basically saying is that it's okay to be angry that she's gone. It's okay to feel devastated at loosing her. But would you at least agree, and take a moment to think it over now that you've read this, and say that it is a possibilty that it was an accident? I'm not trying to improve any feelings that you may have toward Marcel. I understand the effects of his and her behavior in your recent life would lead you to have a great distaste for him, but don't do an injustice to reasoning. It could have been an accident and in my heart...that's what I believe. Even if no one else will or does. Oh and I was just wondering...do you have an email address. We could correspond privately as opposed to blogging that anyone and everyone could see. If you do, then you can drop me an email with it. My email is in the first entry I made. Take care Tyler and maybe I'll hear from you.

[Tyler]

Yes I'm sur I'm the Tyler you heard of and I'm sure that your the Melissa I've heard of.
I'm sorry but I still can't beleive that this was an ACCIDENT! No way. The events leading up to the ACCIDENT should show anyone who took a close enough look and that heard some of the crazy sick things he said and did would know that he knew exactly what he was going to do So he did!
We should definatly speak privately My E mail is [e-mail] Get in touch and maybe I'll let you know alot of things that you don't know about and maybe you could do the same.

[Renee Linthicum]

Tyler why are u posting this on the internet?

[Renee Linthicum]

I will be contacting u by email.

[Miss Ironton Fan]

I agree with Tyler if you pull a gun on someone you pull it because you got one thing on your mind and that is to kill. I knew Kat and she was a good person and a really super mom but for her husband it was wrong you don't take a life and expect to get to heaven marcel was wrong so he turned the gun on his self so he wouldn't go to the pin over it. But GOD BLESS KAT AND HER FAMILY A FRIENDS WHO CARED SO MUCH FOR HER. GOD BLESS ALL.

[Dawn]

I have a hard time beliving Marcel would do this. Everytime that we were together he was so kind and gentle. I feel so bad for Addison and Torrence and for the rest of the families. Please don't assume things...one day the kids might read this..

[Lerohn Linthicum]

Tyler my name is Lerohn Marcell's brother my e-mail is [e-mail]. We need to talk. If not by e-mail i'll be back in town soon.

[Mac]

Tyler wrote:

Theese poeple need to get there stories staight! He didn't alegedly shoot himself, he defenatly did because he wasns't man enough to face reality. He took the easy way out. Eventhough I have more to say beacuase of all the hate and anger I'll keep my mouth shut, FOR NOW! Just out of respect for HIS family. God knows I would never disrespect HERS!
I know alot of details about what happend, the real story, but thats not a story for me to tell!

Sound like you said enough already, why cant you leave it alone, its over, but if you need to talk to someone,im right in ironton, and i can lend an ear,it doesnt look like your respecting either family from the look of it.

[Mac]

Sounds like you said enough already, why cant you leave it alone, its over, but if you need to talk to someone to get it off your chest, i live in ironton and easily can be found to lend an ear,& oh, it doesnt look like your respecting either family, the grown way to deal with it is to leave it ALONE !!

[Mac]

Miss Ironton Fan wrote:

I agree with Tyler if you pull a gun on someone you pull it because you got one thing on your mind and that is to kill. I knew Kat and she was a good person and a really super mom but for her husband it was wrong you don't take a life and expect to get to heaven marcel was wrong so he turned the gun on his self so he wouldn't go to the pin over it. But GOD BLESS KAT AND HER FAMILY A FRIENDS WHO CARED SO MUCH FOR HER. GOD BLESS ALL.

What's wrong, couldnt you afford a sympathy card? Instead you wanna use the internet for condolence.Sound like to me someone is wanting to stir the pot....

[Mac]

Dawn wrote:

I have a hard time beliving Marcel would do this. Everytime that we were together he was so kind and gentle. I feel so bad for Addison and Torrence and for the rest of the families. Please don't assume things...one day the kids might read this..

Thank you dawn for having a heart, those kids are precious !

[Mac]

Miss Ironton Fan wrote:

I agree with Tyler if you pull a gun on someone you pull it because you got one thing on your mind and that is to kill. I knew Kat and she was a good person and a really super mom but for her husband it was wrong you don't take a life and expect to get to heaven marcel was wrong so he turned the gun on his self so he wouldn't go to the pin over it. But GOD BLESS KAT AND HER FAMILY A FRIENDS WHO CARED SO MUCH FOR HER. GOD BLESS ALL.

Is this all you people have to do, i mean really , get a job, do something positive, SPEAK POSITIVE....please

[Lerohn Linthicum]

Miss Ironton Fan see i'm a man i put my name so you can see it and yes it's Linthicum Lerohn that is. If you have something to say about my only brother then e-mail me @[e-mail]. And for Tyler and anyone that has something negative to say hit me up......

[Melissa]

Well tomorrow is the first Mother's Day without Katherine. It is gonna be really hard. Not just for me, but especially for her children and her mother. She always went way out for mother's day. Any holiday for that matter. She was so thoughtful and giving. She often did things "just because". Like one time, for no reason at all, it wasn't a holiday or special occassion, but I went to leave my house and there on my front porch was a pot of ivy flowers with a little wooden angel sticking out of the top of it and a pillar candle. The note on the flower in her handwritting said, "Just becuase you're you"...Love Katherine. I still have that flower and everytime I look at it I'm reminded just how selfless she was. Everyone else always mattered so much more than herself. I asked her mom after she passed, "How do you raise a daughter like that?"..."what exactly do you impress upon them in your daily walk or in what you say to them to nourish them to become the kind compassionate person that she was?" Her mom really couldn't give me an answer but I've thought about it and I know...it's the Lord! Plain and simple. He might have worked through the lives of those that raised her but He gets the glory! God is so good. I admit, anger was on my mind when she was taken, but that was the devil trying to steal my joy! But God is restoring that each and every day! And I've had time to think about it and I realize that He is in control! I can't hardly think about her and feel abounding joy! That's who she was...how blessed was I to get to spend so much time with her and see her and her ways. It makes me want to be a better woman, person, and yes on this special occassion...a better mother. If you knew her than I pray that you are cherishing memories of her right now. I hope something I've said has spurred a wonderful memory of time spent with her. And if you didn't, then I pray that you read these words and are able to paint a picture of her and it encourages you to lead by the same example that you now invision of her. If we all had a little more "Kate" in us, then this world would be a better place. One more thought...Marcel had a mom too. She will be hurting on this Mother's Day as well. She not only lost Marcel her son but Katherine her daughter in law. Please think of her in your prayers. She too is an unbelievable woman of God! With the sweetest spirit. I often told Marcel, "your mom is so sweet and when she talks, her voice is so soft and gentle that I think butter could melt in her mouth"....and his reply.."yea well believe me...I've heard that voice plenty in my life growing up and it wasn't all that sweet"..ha! He said that, "she could raise the hair on your neck when she wanted to get your attention!"...He was so funny. I think his goal in life was to make you laugh! He did it so well...man how I miss him too! Let's Keep all these families of the one's we've lost in our thoughts and prayers...God does love to hear the voice of His children in sweet fellowship with Him. God Bless and Happy Mother's Day to all mom's out there! Melissa