Murder Suspect Kills Himself on Wife's Grave
Los Angeles Times
May 20, 2001
The man suspected of killing a grandmother and three
children took his own life Saturday atop his late wife's grave. Police
found Roger Leroy Johnson, 48, lying face-down at the Vherokee Memorial
Park & Funeral Home. He had cut the main artery in at least one arm,
police said.
Johnson on Tuesday was accused of killing Pearl Burks,
48, and her grandchildren Ashley Burks, 6, Bobby Burks, 4, and Mikhala
Burks, 5, at a home just southeast of Stockton. Authorities said Johnson,
armed with a handgun and knife, attacked the family because he was upset
over a breakup with Rhonda Burks, Pearl Burks' daughter.