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Web Site Foretold Couple's Death

Police Investigate Murder-Suicide

POSTED: 11:55 am EDT September 29, 2008
UPDATED: 2:15 pm EDT September 29, 2008

The Web site of a couple found dead after what police called a murder-suicide foretold the date of their deaths.

Christian Mogensen, 61, and his wife Sharon Glassman, 60, were found dead in their Boston high-rise apartment early Monday.

Boston Police were called to a standoff about 9:30 p.m. Sunday at the Charles River Park apartments at 10 Emerson Place, after a man called them to say he had killed his wife and would kill himself.

The Web site, mrmogensen.com, which was owned by Glassman, shows a picture of the couple on their wedding day, the dates of their births and deaths and “R.I.P.” for each.

Both were found dead of gunshot wounds inside their apartment by a police SWAT team after a lengthy standoff.

Many residents were evacuated from the building during the standoff, while others watched armed police come and go from the building via closed-circuit televisions in the complex.

Mogensen's Web page described him as a self-employed Web developer and someone "possessing outstanding communications and people skills."

Glassman was employed by Brigham and Women's Hospital. “Sharon was a vibrant and beloved member of our community. We offer our support and our prayers and extend our sympathies to her family and friends,” the hospital said in a statement.


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