Joan Bramhall, Former Christie Official, Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide

[6000eliot]

Source: Huffington Post

Aug 8 (Reuters) - A former New Jersey Republican official who once worked with Governor Chris Christie was found dead along with her husband inside their home, officials said on Friday, in what appeared to be a murder-suicide.

Police discovered the bodies of Joan Bramhall and her husband, John, inside their Denville home on Thursday, but the Morris County Prosecutor's Office declined to identify the victims until Friday.

An autopsy revealed that Joan Bramhall was shot to death and her husband died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

The statement did not say that John Bramhall shot his wife, though it did say there was no evidence of any intruders in the home and added that the community was not at risk.



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I didn't see this posted and thought it might be worth discussing.

[Hyper_Eye]

1. Another day in gun obsessed America. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Hmmmmmmmmm

I wonder.....

[6000eliot]

3. Me too. If it wasn't for the presidential ambitions and the cloud of scandal, I probably wouldn't.

[silvershadow]

6. Me too. Why does Morris County ring a bell? Or does it? nt

[6000eliot]

8. It's an affluent and VERY Republican area of the state.

[karynnj]

14. It is the county Christie lives in and was county freeholder in -- until the Republicans pushed him

out!

This is not a political story. Although I lived in Morris County for nearly 40 years, I only knew of this woman - as the long time county clerk. Still, this is a tragic story - likely a murder/suicide and likely not political at all.

[silvershadow]

16. Ok, thank you. Also, thank you for the background. nt

[factsarenotfair]

4. She was in politics. Her husband was in construction. n/t

[Lint Head]

5. And... this had some...nothing to do with the Christie scandal.

Construction? Houses or bridges?

[nikto]

7. Not suspicious at all

Just like the Kennedy assassination.

No conspiracy. No problem.
Cut-and-dried.

Now shut-up.

[greiner3]

9. Can a reply suggest a conspiracy;

And not be sent off to conspiracy theory hell?

Or is it safe if it's a reply.

[JackRiddler]

13. Replies don't matter.

An actual basis for such thinking would be nice, though. She last worked for Christie during his transition in 2009. Some scandal about his prior tenure as dogcatcher or whatever he was probably wouldn't scratch him, given that he's still around after the bridge thing. Where's the beef for such thinking?

[Yavin4]

10. If Christie were a Dem with a chance to be president....

The right wing would be on this for years and years. An entire cottage industry of conspiracy theories would abound.

[bvf]

11. Right you are! n/t

[6000eliot]

12. No kidding! What are the chances Vince Foster will come up in 2016?

[Corey_Baker08]

15. May She Rest In Peace & My Thoughts Are With Her Family, This Is A Tragic Situation!

Regardless of party affiliation, regardless of your view of Chris Christie, this is not the time or the place to dance on Anyones grave....