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Doomed doll and deadly showdown ends in double tragedy
In Pensacola Florida police report a doom doll mailed to estranged wife Roselyn preceded a siege during which George Ash 42 returned from California fired five shots into her mobile home locking the door. Roselyn died in a bathtub from four head wounds and one shoulder wound. Ash died of gunshot wounds after being shot by deputies and is blamed for both killings. Roselyn's new husband Nick Perling was at work nearby as 23 shots were exchanged. The grisly doll had been marked to resemble a heart and Ash claimed it was hexed in Mexico after purchase in San Diego.
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Pensacola
Fla
George Ash
Ash
California
Roselyn
Escambia County
Mobile
Ala
Aldrich Northrup
Nick Perling
San Diego
Mexico