Tree surgeon and his wife found dead in secluded cottage in possible 'murder-suicide'

The bodies of Stacy Mair, 35, and a 43-year-old man understood to be her ex-husband Jim Mair were discovered at an isolated cottage near Houston, Renfrewshire, just before 8am on Monday.

Barney Davis | Night News Editor Published July 28, 2026 9:23pm Updated July 28, 2026 9:23pm Jim Mair, 43, and his wife Stacy, 35, were found on Corsliehill Road, on the outskirts of Houston, Renfrewshire. (Picture: Facebook) Detectives are investigating a suspected murder-suicide amid claims a tree surgeon killed his

During a press conference, Capt. Jake Sparks with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, 'This is an unspeakable tragedy that we may never completely understand.'

Kristopher Karolkiewicz is believed to be the suspect in the Grand Haven Township murder-suicide that killed his wife and six children, officials say.

A West Michigan father reportedly killed his wife and six children before setting their home ablaze and taking his own life in a gruesome murder-suicide that police described as an “unspeakable tragedy.” On the morning of July 24, deputies assisting the Grand Haven Township Fire Department responded to a house fire nea

Amanda 'Mandy' Karolkiewicz, 39, her husband Kristopher, 47, and their six children, aged five to 15, were found dead inside their Grand Haven Township home in Michigan on Friday, with police investigating the deaths as a possible murder-suicide