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Vet in Hawaii slayings had PTSD signs
HONOLULU, Court records indicate a former Hawaii National Guardsman involved in an apparent murder-suicide was wrestling with post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Clayborne Conley appeared to develop psychiatric problems after his return from a 2005 deployment to Iraq, including nightmares, alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts, court documents examined by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser showed.
The newspaper said Sunday that Conley had apparently not had any such issues prior to serving in Iraq. He was discharged from the military three years ago.
Conley shot his estranged girlfriend and her 13-year-old daughter to death in the Makiki district of Honolulu on Friday and then turned the gun on himself. Police have not made any official conclusions on a motive.
HONOLULU, Court records indicate a former Hawaii National Guardsman involved in an apparent murder-suicide was wrestling with post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Clayborne Conley appeared to develop psychiatric problems after his return from a 2005 deployment to Iraq, including nightmares, alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts, court documents examined by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser showed.
The newspaper said Sunday that Conley had apparently not had any such issues prior to serving in Iraq. He was discharged from the military three years ago.
Conley shot his estranged girlfriend and her 13-year-old daughter to death in the Makiki district of Honolulu on Friday and then turned the gun on himself. Police have not made any official conclusions on a motive.
