Janet Poleate, 47
Lansing, Illinois
December 05, 2007
Agencies: Illinois Department of Corrections
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Overview 
Corrections officer Herbert B. Poleate Jr. was reportedly in uniform when he walked up to Janet Poleate's car and shot her through the windshield before taking his own life. The Poleates were estranged and were meeting in a parking lot to exchange their children for a visitation, police said. Their two children were in the car with their mother. They were physically unharmed.
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- https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/children-witness-lansing-murder-suicide/article_75b781a1-ab03-56b5-bae2-8aa6376c2faa.html added September 09, 2020 02:59
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dKmaV_JiWcG8XBoRgP8b4e9Eopkpgt7FL7nyspvzAsE/edit#gid=0 added September 09, 2020 02:49