MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Heather Turner
In the early hours of May 4, 2017, responding deputies arrived at a home in Dallas, GA after receiving a report of a woman with a gunshot wound to the head. While it first appeared to be death by suicide, questions started to swirl when the right people looked in the right places. And slowly the truth behind this picture-perfect marriage came to light, showcasing a whole different story behind closed doors. Thanks to people like Mary Alldredge, and other friends and loved ones of Heather, we’ve been able to take a deep dive into the many questions surrounding the mysterious death of Heather Turner.
Heather Turner
Source: Facebook
Heather Turner
Source: Facebook
The house Heather and Andy were renting in Dallas, Georgia, where Heather died on May 4, 2017.
Source: Paulding County Sheriff’s Office
The notebook found on the bathroom counter that says “I’m sorry, I love you.”
Source: Paulding County Sheriff’s Office
The wall beside the toilet in the bathroom
Source: Paulding County Sheriff’s Office
Heather’s revolver, found under a bloody towel beside the toilet, with one spent shell casing still inside.
Source: Paulding County Sheriff’s Office
Heather and her husband, Andy Turner
Source: Facebook
Heather and her husband, Andy Turner
Source: Facebook
Heather and Andy with their daughter.
Source: Facebook
The letter Heather gave coworker Joel “Robb” Hebert the day before she died.
Courtesy: Robb Hebert
Christy Chupp and Andy Turner
Source: Christy Chupp
Christy Chupp
Source: Facebook
Heather and her daughter
Source: Facebook
Timeline:
Heather and Andy Turner marry. Heather later tells people the marriage was never officiated.
Heather emails her coworker Joel “Robb” Hebert describing alleged abuse at home.
A search for “does suicide void life insurance in the USA” is made on Andy’s phone, investigators later find.
Day: A judge meets with Heather and Robb about their affair and tells them to resign or be fired.
4 or 5 a.m.
Andy says he and Heather are intimate until early morning.
5:59 a.m.
Andy calls 911 and says Heather shot herself in the bathroom. Paulding County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrive and Heather is pronounced dead on the bathroom floor.
About a week after Heather’s death, Andy meets Christy Chupp through a mutual friend and hires her as a nanny.
Christy joins Andy and his children on a cruise that had been booked before Heather died.
Christy presses charges against Andy and files for a protection order, alleging abuse.
The protection order hearing is held. Less than 10 days later, Christy and Andy are engaged.
Christy ends her relationship with Andy.
The Turner Home
The approximate location of where Heather died and where deputies responded to Andy’s 911 call.
Paulding County Courthouse
Where Heather worked as a clerk, and where a judge met with her and Robb the day before she died.
Resources:
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
If you or anyone you know is thinking about suicide, please be aware that emotional support can be reached by calling or texting the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available through the National Domestic Violence Hotline by texting ‘START’ to 88788 or by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).
For state-specific legal information about protection orders, custody, housing protections and more, visit WomensLaw.org.
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