Housekeeper Indicted in Women's Deaths
A housekeeper has been indicted in the beating deaths of two elderly women at an upscale Chatham County retirement community last month.
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Barbara Turrentine Clark, 41, of Toomer Loop Road in Pittsboro, was indicted on two counts of murder and one count each of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
The charges stem from a Dec. 5 attack on three elderly women at Galloway Ridge at Fearrington, off U.S. Highway 15/501 north of Pittsboro.
Authorities said Clark attacked Margaret Murta, 92, her roommate Mary Corcoran, 82, and their neighbor, Rebecca Fisher, 77, with pepper spray and a cane-like object.
Murta and Corcoran died from their injuries. Fisher was seriously injured but recovered.
Investigators said Clark used to work for Murta and Corcoran and became angry during a dispute with them over money.
Chatham County District Attorney Jim Woodall has scheduled a hearing next month for a judge to determine whether there is enough evidence to seek the death penalty against Clark.
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