Suffolk police say that a wealthy NJ man shot his wife before killing himself in their East Hampton estate yesterday morning. Lester Stockel, who Newsday describes as the "founder of a successful enterprise involving the processing of credit-card receipts for businesses," and his wife Georgiana were found his their bedroom by East Hampton Town police, who were responding to various 911 calls. Neighbors were shocked, saying they never heard the couple argue--Stockel, 64, was described as friendly while Georgiana Stockel, also 64, was more "reserved."
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