Murder Shakes East Hampton

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stockelA millionaire New Jersey husband and wife were found shot in their East Hampton summer home, and Suffolk County authorities are investigating it as a murder-suicide.

Police said Lester Stockel, founder of a credit card-receipt processing business, shot his wife Georgiana before shooting himself early Monday. Authorities responding to 911 calls from the residence found the couple in a bedroom. He was declared dead at the scene; she died later at a hospital.

[Photo via Hamptons.com]

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August 20, 2008  @  09:38:57 am By RACHELLE HRUSKA
East Hampton
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