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Police: Lake County woman killed by ex-boyfriend

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Paul Neff, 57, of the 19000 block of West Lake View Avenue near Mundelein, slashed his ex-girlfriend in the throat and face with a 6-inch butcher-style knife, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said, then killed himself as police surrounded him.

Police examine the camping trailer where murder suspect Paul Neff, 57, killed himself after a police standoff. Police say Neff, who lived in the Mundelein area, killed his ex-girlfriend, Diane Kephart.

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The vehicle owned by murder suspect Paul Neff is towed away. A suicide note was found inside.

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Police officers move toward a camping trailer in Antioch Township where murder suspect Paul Neff was holed up Friday. Neff, 57, committed suicide during a standoff with police.

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Police officials investigate the murder of Diane Kephart, 61, on Westlake Avenue in Antioch Township. Authorities say Kephart was killed by her ex-boyfriend, Paul Neff.

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An ambulance arrives in an Antioch Township neighborhood after police found murder suspect Paul Neff had killed himself Friday morning. Police say Neff killed his ex-girlfriend Diane Kephart that morning.

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Officers prepare to move in on murder suspect Paul Neff in Antioch Township Friday morning.

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Police close the intersection of West Beach Grove Road and Douglas Avenue on Friday morning to investigate the murder of 61-year-old Diane Kephart in Antioch Township.

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Police investigate a murder scene on N. Westlake Avenue in Antioch Township Friday morning.

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A Lake County woman who obtained an order of protection this week against her ex-boyfriend was killed by him before he took his own life, authorities said. Diane Kephart, 61, was attacked by Paul Neff of Mundelein in the driveway of her parents' Antioch Township home, police said. "This is a very tragic day," Sheriff Mark Curran said.