A California Highway Patrol captain on leave in Tennessee was found dead of a gunshot wound days after an arrest in the fatal shooting of her husband in Kentucky and her own arrest on suspicion of trespassing at his girlfriend's house, police reports obtained by The Times show.
Julie Harding, 49, was found dead Saturday in a home in a rural area near the Kentucky border, said CHP spokesman Sgt. Jeremy Wayland. Her death comes two days after a Napa, Calif., man was arrested in connection with the October slaying of her husband, Michael Harding, 53.
Julie Harding's death is being investigated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, but officials have said foul play is not suspected.
