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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 13 June 2018

Ex-wife of man who killed 6

in Arizona relieved he's dead

By FELICIA FONSECA Authorities say Dwight Byron Thomas, 72, who
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jones, 56, remained were found dead inside
Connie Jones' life wasn't bitter about his divorce their home. Police said the
routine. She switched up years after they split and couple occasionally met
her commute to work, began confronting people up with Jones to play tennis
went to different grocery linked to the breakup and at local parks.
stores, constantly looked shooting them. The shooting Connie Jones and Anglin
over her shoulder, and deaths happened over said they were on a cruise
took firearms training and four days before Dwight and at their vacation home Connie Jones speaks about her ex-husband, Dwight Lamon
defensive driving to protect Jones ended his own life as in northern Arizona when Jones, at a news conference Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Flagstaff,
herself and her son from an police closed in on him at a the killings happened.q Ariz. Associated Press
ex-husband she said was a Scottsdale extended-stay
maniac. hotel.
Authorities have said that Connie Jones' current
man, Dwight Lamon Jones, husband and a former
is responsible for the recent police detective, Rick
deaths of six people in the Anglin, first suspected the
Phoenix area, some of killings were committed by
whom had links to Jones' Dwight Jones. Anglin said
divorce. Connie Jones he recognized the physical
always feared she'd be the offices of those who
one killed and said Tuesday were killed, including two
she is grateful to be alive. paralegals who worked for
"I felt that I had a personal the same firm as Connie
terrorist," she said. "I Jones' divorce attorney
had someone who was and a forensic psychiatrist
specifically targeting me, who testified in the divorce
someone who had time case, and alerted police.
and nothing else to do but One paralegal, Veleria
think about how to hurt me. Sharp, 48, had worked
His death, I think, is the best at the firm for about a
thing that's come out of this year, and the other, Laura
ordeal." Anderson, 49, for 10 years,
Jones said the man she said the divorce attorney,
was married to for more Elizabeth Feldman. The
than 20 years was likable psychiatrist, Steven Pitt,
at first but his behavior 59, testified in the divorce
became more erratic, case that Dwight Jones
and he used the courts to had anxiety and mood
further torture her after she disorders, and he was at risk
filed for divorce in 2009 and of using violence against
after he was arrested on a his wife, child and himself.
domestic violence charge Marriage counselor
at their home in Scottsdale, Marshall Levine, 72,
Arizona. apparently was targeted in
a case of mistaken identity,
authorities said.
Analysis of shell casings
found outside Pitt's office,
the law firm and Levine's
office confirmed the
victims were killed with the
same gun, police said.
Dwight Jones also was
linked to the killings of
a Fountain Hills couple,
Mary Simmons, 70, and