Texas Lawyer and Estranged Husband Dead; Possible Murder-Suicide Investigated
Updated: A 52-year-old San Antonio lawyer and her 53-year-old estranged husband have been found dead in a field near a pickup and a firearm on real estate they owned near Canyon Lake in Cornal County. Both had been shot.
Arden Specia-Spencer and her husband, Mark, had been separated for a year, reports KENS 5-TV. Although authorities have not confirmed a cause of death, they are not looking for any suspects.
The Associated Press reports that Mark Spencer, a real estate broker, had apparently been staying at the couple’s home on the property. Specia-Spencer’s mother called authorities Sunday and reported a suicide.
According to a subsequent news report, Specia-Spencer’s mother witnessed the murder suicide by Spencer and called police, as detailed in another ABAJournal.com post.
Related coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Ex-White House Lawyer Takes 5th in Wife’s $15M Damages Suit Over Alleged Murder Attempt”
ABAJournal.com: “Pillsbury Winthrop Tax Attorney May Have Been Victim of Domestic Murder-Suicide, Authorities Say”
ABAJournal.com: “Prosecutors Claim Lawyer Had Suffered Months of Abuse Before Her Slaying”
Updated on Dec. 14 to include information from subsequent ABAJournal.com post.
