Crime & Safety

Dunedin Man Who Killed Wife, Self May Have Been Delusional

The couple's adult son told authorities that his 66-year-old father had scheduled a mental health evaluation.

A 66-year-old Dunedin man who kidnapped and killed his wife may have been delusional and had scheduled a mental health evaluation, according to the couple's adult son.

The Tampa Bay Times reported that it had obtained the suicide note left by Michael Jones, who shot his wife, Glenna, before turning the gun on himself.

The couple's bodies were found in a remote area miles from their Dunedin home. (See Deputies: Dunedin Couple Found Dead in Hernando County.)

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Michael Jones bound his wife of 40 years with zip ties and then drove to the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, where he shot her in the forehead.

The Tampa Bay Times detailed the suicide note left by Jones, who accused 66-year-old Glenna of marital infidelity.

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The couple's adult son, Kenneth Jones, told investigators that the accusations were "all in his father's head," and that his father had recently scheduled a mental health evaluation.

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