Mary Crockett and Chris Harless are believed to perform a murder-suicide on Lawrence County, Ohio, in 2009.
What happens when you start to hate someone you love but couldn’t let go off?
Well, Mary Crockett and Chris Harless are prime examples of what could be the possible outcome if the relationship goes out of your hands.
The former couple is believed to have decided to die together while shooting each other but the officials could not confirm who the first one to pull the trigger was.
Crockett and Harless died on the 3rd September, 2009 on Thursday. Let’s find more about the case.
West Virginia: Mary Crockett And Chris Harless Murder Or Suicide
Police officials are unclear if the incident between Mary Crockett and Chris Harless is murder or suicide to date.
The couple got to know each other while Mary, 24, was serving her time in western region prison where Chris, 25, used to work as a correction officer.
At that time, Crockett was serving her sentence for maliciously wounding. Later, she was sent to Greenbrier County but their relationship continued to flourish which led the couple to be engaged afterwards.
But the murder/suicide came to notice months after she was released from home confinement and moved to the Huntington apartment with her fiancé Chris.
The fallout of their relationship started after sharing the same roof as they were unable to escape the control of each other.
Harless’s body was found on the next to truck’s driver side door while Crockett was found on the passenger side floor where she was laid wounded. Her demise was confirmed at the Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Mary Crockett and Chris Harless Obituary: Love Behind Bars
Mary Crockett’s obituary was published back in 2009.
Born on 25th November, 1984, in West Virginia, she breathed her final breath on the 3rd September, 2009.
She was 24-years-old. Her burial was done on the Wayne County, West Virginia.
Crockett never had a chance to enjoy her life being a mother and wife.
Similarly, Chris Harless died at the age of 25. His date of birth and cemetery details is not explored to date.
Their love story is widely known on the media as ‘Forbidden: Dying for Love’ aired an episode based on their story titled ‘Love Behind Bars’ in 2015.
Mary Crockett And Chris Harless Marriage And Children Details
Mary Crockett and Chris Harless were not married but they were survived by Chris’s child from his former marriage.
Chris was a divorced man as his marriage lasted for 9 months. He separated from his ex-wife on April 2008.
Chris had a history of domestic violence charges as both Mary and his former wife had filed charges against him.
Meanwhile, Crockett’s police record was something one could not miss as she had more than 20 misdemeanor allegations, drug possessions, drunken driving, and shoplifting.
Mary’s mother Loretta Neace and Chris’s mother Tina Brooks blames each other child for the consequences.