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Andy Turner stated that his wife, Heather, was to be fired from her job at the Paulding County Probate Court on the date
of her death. He stated that on the previous evening of May 3, 2017 they had dinner at home and “Husband and wife
time”. He stated that this carried on into the night all night. On May 4, 2017 she kissed him and went to the bathroom to
get ready for work. He heard the shower running and a shot a short time later. He ran into the bathroom and began CPR.
Heather was found on her back in the floor, naked. Her hair was wet from her shower. She had an entrance wound
appears to have been the right side of her head and there may have been a possible exit on the left side. No bullet was
recovered and there were no markings present in the wall or surrounding area that we observed. Mr. Turner stated that
his wife had been going through a lot recently with the prospect of losing her job. In addition, her grandfather had
passed a few weeks earlier on or near the anniversary of her mother’s death. Also, her ex-husband had notified her that
he was going to be filing papers to get custody of her son and that his new wife was planning to adopt him. Mr. Turner
stated that Heather seemed to be in good spirits even though these things were going on and never voiced suicidal
ideations. There was alcohol present on one of the night stands in the bedroom and a wall near the toilet had appeared
to be washed. Scene photos were taken by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Department and Mrs. Turner was transported
to the GBI in Decatur on 5/4/2017 for autopsy. The body bag she was placed in was sealed with seal number stated
above. At last update GBI medical examiner has ruled this case pending investigation.