Police determine Boothbay Harbor deaths murder-suicide
Police tape surrounds this house on Montgomery Road in Boothbay Harbor where Boothbay Harbor Police found the body of Eric Jorgensen this weekend. Eric’s parents, Svend and Carol Pratt Jorgensen, were also found dead at their Lakeside Drive home hours earlier. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Police tape surrounds this house on Montgomery Road in Boothbay Harbor where Boothbay Harbor Police found the body of Eric Jorgensen this weekend. Eric’s parents, Svend and Carol Pratt Jorgensen, were also found dead at their Lakeside Drive home hours earlier. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Maine State Police say the deaths of three members of a Boothbay Harbor family this weekend was a double murder-suicide, and a case of domestic violence.
Detectives have concluded that 71-year-old Svend Jorgenson shot his wife and son, and then turned the gun on himself. The State Medical Examiner's Office said all three died of gunshot wounds to the head.
Carol Jorgensen's body was found in her bedroom, Eric Jorgensen's body was found in the kitchen of his home on Montgomery Road, and Svend Jorgensen's body was found in the basement of the house, with a revolver next to him.
The last time anyone had contact with the family was on July 1. State Police say the shootings likely took place that day or Thursday. A family friend contacted Boothbay Harbor Police on Saturday to check on the family, which is when the bodies were found.
State Police were assisted in the investigation by Boothbay Harbor Police and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
Jorgensen did leave a handwritten note behind, but gave no explanation for the killings. The note gave information on his financial affairs and real estate.
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