Suicide Delayed

"KNOXVILLE, TN - Police said a person suspected in the death of a woman found last week at a Bellevue motel took his own life Saturday night in Knoxville.

"Local police and U.S. marshals were trying to serve William Troope with a warrant at a motel when he leapt off a third-floor balcony.

"Troope was wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Wendy McKinney, whose body was found inside a Bellevue motel Wednesday.

"According to Metro police, she had been beaten and strangled.

"Troope and McKinney had a history of domestic violence."

From WSMV.com...

"Woman Found Dead At Bellevue Hotel" (WSMV.com, 11/12/09)