Perdido Couple Dies In Bay Minette Murder Suicide

September 10, 2012

A Perdido, Ala., couple died a in murder-suicide Sunday morning in Bay Minette as their trailer burned in Nokomis, Ala.

The Bay Minette Police Department responded to a BP gas station at Highway 59 and I-65 at 8:25 Sunday morning. An investigation determined that 41-year old Linda Diane Milstid, working as the store clerk, pressed a panic alarm as she saw her husband approach. Mark Anthony Milstid, 41, entered the business with a sawed-off shotgun, shooting and killing Linda Milstid. He then shot himself.

Linda Milstid was pronounced dead on the scene. Mark Milstid was transported to North Baldwin Hospital where he later died.

Police said the couple had an ongoing domestic dispute.

As the shooting was happening at the gas station, the Nokomis (Ala.) Fire Department was dispatched to Coleman Road in Perdido where a trailer belonging to the Milstids was fully engulfed in flames.

Comments

10 Responses to “Perdido Couple Dies In Bay Minette Murder Suicide”

  1. heather on September 12th, 2012 6:47 pm

    Bryan I am with ;you No one really has any idea why this happen…

  2. Bryan on September 12th, 2012 1:57 am

    You have no idea how true that is.

  3. 429SCJ on September 11th, 2012 3:29 am

    A terrible tragedy. It seems the Milstids have had more than their fair share of problems, down through the decades.

  4. DB on September 10th, 2012 9:34 pm

    I feel so sorry for the family members that are suffering from this ordeal.
    I thank god that I was able to get out of my Domestic violence situation without ending up dead. Alot of Women and Men don’t sad to say.

  5. marcus on September 10th, 2012 8:06 pm

    I feel sorry that the world has come to people can’t even go to store to get morning coffee without having a conflict because the world is going crazy because u don’t know what each day is going to bring u must always watch your back and always be ready for whatever may come at u at anytime I feel bad for what our police have to face on daily bases because most people don’t know what they face day in and out because the world has gone crazy my heart goes out to ho ever may be suffering from what happened Sunday morning

  6. DV on September 10th, 2012 8:01 pm

    Mental illness does need treatment, however, domestic violence has nothing to do with mental illness. The behavior of an abuser is a choice. Bless this woman. I cannot imagine the terror she has been through.

  7. Perdido Dad on September 10th, 2012 4:31 pm

    I have been concerned that there was spousal abuse happening to Ms. Linda. I just wish that the husband’s family and friends could have got Mr. Mark help, so this terrible crime would not have happened. Mental illness is a disease that requires treatment, just like drugs and alcohol.

  8. Crkindn on September 10th, 2012 3:14 pm

    Such a sad story as a victim from domestic violence in my past I can imagine the fear she felt. The feeling is so bad the knots in your stomach to the pounding of your heart. I just hate her life was taken because of this. What a tragedy my thoughts and prayers to the family and to their children if they had any. So sad…….

  9. katrina on September 10th, 2012 2:06 pm

    Praying for the officers dealing with this situation, as well as the families involved.

  10. Sad on September 10th, 2012 12:50 pm

    I can’t even begin to image the fear this lady felt when she saw him coming.. what a sad, sad story.