What happened to Thomas Sharkey?

They then notified her of Tom’s suicide. Houston police confirmed Thomas Sharkey, the husband of Alexis Sharkey, killed himself as authorities were about to arrest him in his wife’s murder.

What really happened to Alexis Sharkey?

On January 19, 2021, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Science medical examiner’s report determined that Sharkey’s death was a homicide and she had been strangled. After many attempts by police to contact him, Tom agreed to meet detectives in early August 2021 to submit a DNA sample, but failed to do so.

Where was Thomas Sharkey found?

But with Tom Sharkey not in the area, a fugitive task force tracked him to the Fort Myers, Florida, area, where on Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals Service located him at a relative’s home. It was there that as authorities asked to speak with him that Tom Sharkey used a firearm and shot himself to death, police said.

What did Thomas Sharkey do?

Police said over time, they were able to develop enough evidence to determine probable cause and charge Thomas Sharkey with Alexis’s murder. “The investigation determined that Thomas Sharkey, her husband, is the only person who had the means, motive and opportunity to have committed the murder,” police said.

What happened to Ray Sharkey daughter?

A woman arrested on suspicion of using a baseball bat to beat her boyfriend’s mother to death is the daughter of actor Ray Sharkey, who succumbed to complications from AIDS after a career marred by drug abuse.

Who is Thomas Sharkey?

Sharkey is a plant biochemist who studies gas exchange between plants and the atmosphere. His research has covered (1) carbon metabolism of photosynthesis from carbon dioxide uptake to carbon export from the Calvin-Benson Cycle, (2) isoprene emission from plants, and (3) abiotic stress tolerance.