Woman killed was N. Augusta graduate 12/10/2009 8:46 PM
By KAREN DAILY Staff writer
A Greenville County woman reportedly shot and killed Saturday by her husband before he is believed to have turned the gun on himself and committed suicide was a 1981 North Augusta High School graduate.
Lisa Rae Karr Creta, 46, was likely asleep in the couple's Upstate home when she was shot in the back of the head a number of times, said Greenville County Chief Deputy Coroner Mike Ellis. Her body was found face down in the couple's bed and she was still in her night clothes, he said.
The remains of a man, tentatively identified as those of her husband, Robert Frank Creta Jr., 48, were found on the living room floor of the home, officials said.
He died from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Ellis said.
The coroner's officer estimates that her time of death was 3 a.m. Dec. 5. He died about 5 a.m., officials said.
The couple's bodies and the body of their 4-year-old lab/pit-bull mix dog were discovered shortly before dawn that Saturday morning when firefighters found their Pari Mountain golf course home on fire.
The dog, Rudy, had been shot twice, officials said.
Thus far, the Greenville County Sheriff's Office is not discussing the motive for the apparent murder-suicide and subsequent fire.
Officials have said Lisa Creta had worked for many years for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Robert Creta Jr. was a former employee of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The couple had reportedly been married for 20 years.
A funeral for Lisa Creta will be held in Martinez, Ga., Saturday
Friends have said the Augusta native attended Aiken Technical College after she graduate from North Augusta High School.
Among other family members, she is survived by her parents, Larry and Connie Karr, of Lincolnton, Ga.
Contact Karen Daily at kdaily@aikenstandard.com.
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