http://www.theweeklyvice.com/2009/09/18-year-old-girl-finds-mother-dead-on.html 18-Year-Old Girl Finds Mother Dead On The Kitchen Floor, While Cross-Dressing Father Sits Nearby Smoking A Cigarette
Belton, Missouri (The Weekly Vice) - Michael Adams Jr., a 37-year-old Missouri man was arraigned on murder charges Monday after he allegedly shot his live-in girlfriend in the head following an argument over cross dressing.
Adams was charged with 2nd-degree murder and armed criminal action after prosecutors say he shot and killed 36-year-old Amber Hartwig, his long-time girlfriend.
Investigators say Adams shot Hartwig in the head before shooting himself, causing a superficial wound that was not-life threatening. The couple's two children were both home at the time of the shooting.
Relatives say Adams and Hartwig had been arguing about Adams' cross-dressing on the day the murder occurred. The couple's 18-year-old daughter discovered her mother lying dead on the kitchen floor as Adams sat nearby smoking a cigarette in women's clothing.
Adams, who had recently adopted the name "Mischelle", was reportedly in the midst of a formal transition from male to female. In addition to wearing women's clothing, he was currently undergoing hormone therapy to change his body.
Family members say Hartwig, who met Adams in high school, recently broke down and told her family about her long-time boyfriend's desire to dress as a woman. She reportedly told them she wanted to make things work "for the kids".
On July 14th, however, tension between the two culminated into two gun shots, leaving Hartwig dead and Adams injured. He was treated at a local hospital before being transferred to the Cass County Jail where he remains in lieu of a $1 million dollar bond.
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