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Article updated: 1/27/2012 5:26 AM

Man in Arlington Heights murder-suicide had violent past

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Authorities confirmed Thursday that the shooting deaths of an Arlington Heights couple found dead in their homes this week were the result of a murder-suicide. Police said Roger D. James shot his wife, Angelita James, multiple times with a shotgun before turning the weapon on himself.

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Roger D. James shot his wife, Angelita James, multiple times with a shotgun and then turned the gun on himself, Arlington Heights police said Thursday after autopsies confirmed that the couple's weekend slayings were a result of a murder-suicide. James, a Gulf War veteran, had domestic abuse cases going back to 1999.