Divorce Lawyers Shot To Death In Bed

(CBS/ AP)  A husband-and-wife team of divorce lawyers were found shot to death in their bed, police said Thursday.

The bodies of 50-year-old Mark Schwartz and his 48-year-old wife, Christina-Maria Petrowski-Schwartz, were discovered in their Brooklyn home around noon on Wednesday.

The New York Post quoted police sources as saying both victims were shot in the temple. There were no signs of a forced entry. Investigators found no weapon but did recover shell casings. Police say there was no reported history of violence between the couple or at their home.

A police source told the New York Daily News that investigators were "paying particular attention to the couple's business associates" in the search for their killer or killers.

The newspaper said the couple's German shepherd was found tied up in the back yard.

"We're all wondering how someone got near these folks," neighbor Nancy Inzerill told the Daily News. "It must have been someone the dog knew. Every time you pass there, he jumps up at the door."

The couple lived in a single-family home in the Marine Park neighborhood, an area residents call "the suburbs in the city."

[mduberson]

I can't feel sorry for their kids. They made the decision to destroy families and turn women into ****** and they got what they f*cking deserved. Whoever did this is a role model for the men who are the victims of this mode of implementation of Mordecai Levy's Communist Manifesto, i.e., the massive redistribuition of wealth.

Anyone who does that kind of work should have a bullseye on their backs, or as in this case, their temples!

[cwldoc]

Mulling it over, I''d have to agree with most of the posts: The only logical suspect is the dog. How could he have been tied up if he was always jumping up on the door? He must have tied himself up to cover up the crime. He probably knew they would provide handsomly for him after their deaths, a much better lifestyle than he had before. They were so busy working that he felt neglected. The only question: Did he pull the trigger himself, then bury the gun, or did he hire another dog to do the dirty work?

[jaclyn31]

Yes I did, Christina was my two sister''s and my parents real estate lawyer, they both were really nice people- I know that people always say things like that when people die. but they were honestly nice people- they loved their grandsons and truly cared about their clients It makes me sick to my stomach that some people can be so horrible- and make such terrible comments

[honestabe8]

jaclyn: did you know this couple personally?

[jaclyn31]

How dare you loser low-lives u have nothing better to do then sit on the computer and voice your opinion that nobody cares about because you mean nothing to this world. What are you jealous because lawyers are established people and you work in CVS. This was a mother and a father this happened to you How would you feel if this was to happen to your family!!! your a disgusting waste of life. These two people were 2 very good people and for some asswholes like you to come on and say something like that you should be punched in your face!!! f**king ***!!!

[kimberlyr6]

Im sorry I left one thing out- do you lawyer haters realize that when you buy a house you need a lawyer? or when you have any tax issues a lawyer helps you deal with it? I guess that the fact that your all losers and burdens on society which means that none of you own your own home- I would say that maybe you would someday need a divorce lawyers but I''m betting not one of you could find someone stupid or desperate enought to marry your sorry *sses!!!

[kimberlyr6]

I''m honestly sickened by the horrible comments some of these heartless "people" have made. I knew both Christina and Mark they were wonderful, caring and helpful people. Their death is a loss not only to the people that were blessed enough to have known them but to society as a whole. Do any of you heartless idiots have Parents or Grandparents? What would you do if this happened to them? I have a sense of humor like everyone else but there is nothing funny about two loving parents being killed. Sad people with nothing better to do then make stupid comments- get out of your parents basement get a job and a life and think before you write!

[jaded_jerk]

We can only hope that this catches on as a trend,and it would be really nice if it became the national pastime.We could do with a hell of a lot less lawyers.

[whiskyrocker]

MOB hit

[normsw]

Moron posters, go back under your rocks. Sheesh.

It must have been someone they knew; otherwise how would they get in the house and past the dog?