Lynn Marie LEA

Lynn Slabaugh's body was found in her house by firefighters called to the scene. Lynn and her husband, Charles, ran a business together and when Lynn did not report for work the morning of June 9, Charles returned home and saw flames at the house. He said he attempted to call 911 on his cell phone, could not get through, and then called his company's office, which reported the fire. Charles Slabaugh told firefighters he thought his wife was inside, and they found Lynn Slabaugh dead on the basement steps. A later autopsy determined she had died by drowning and not because of the fire. State Fire Marshall's investigation showed the fire had been deliberately set and that it had been burning for over an hour before it was reported. A month later, a fire destroyed what was left of the house and Charles Slabaugh was at the scene and injured in the fire. A previous fire three years ago at the business is now being reexamined. Charles Slabaugh was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree arson and convicted on the arson charges.

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