Bluegrass musician from 'devoutly religious' family fatally shoots mother, brother before trying to kill self

26-year-old Jacob Timothy Stockdale had been recovering from brain injuries he sustained during his failed attempt to take his own life after he killed his mother and brother
PUBLISHED OCT 23, 2018

An Ohio bluegrass musician who recently recovered from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head is now facing murder charges for the 2017 deaths of his mother and brother. The musician's family had appeared on an episode of the ABC show 'Wife Swap'.

Grand jurors indicted 26-year-old Jacob Timothy Stockdale on charges of murder after he fatally shot his brother, 21-year-old James William Stockdale, and his mother, 54-year-old Kathryn Barbara Stockdale. The musician turned himself in after the indictment.

Timothy Stockdale (Stark County Sheriff's Office)
Timothy Stockdale (Stark County Sheriff's Office)

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