Tragedy in a Small Midwestern Town

We live in a peaceful, small Midwestern town. People are friendly, warm and caring. This past week, we had a murder shatter the peacefulness. The tragedy is amplified because a loving mother was murdered by her husband. This family has two small children, ages 7 and 9. Obviously, the children lost not only their mother but their father too. He has admitted to killing his wife. She asked for a divorce and he became enraged. He beat her and strangled her. I was introduced to this woman a month and a half ago. She and I have a mutual friend. The murderer has been described by everyone as a calm, quiet man. He is described as a caring father. Everyone interviewed says this is totally inconceivable, totally out of character. And yet a beautiful mother is dead and her children will no longer have her to raise them. I guess we can't know what went wrong, why he snapped. How much more is there to this story? But I come back to the children....how can they go on? Say a prayer for this family. We always think something like this will never touch us and when it does........ Check out my blog: http://www.writingup.com/blog/gloria812tennis