A retired industrial chemist who said he killed his 84-year-old wife following a "suicide pact" has been given a 21-month ...

Barbara Bates of Lehigh Acres was arrested for attempting to kill two of her family members and then commit suicide as their eviction loomed.

A Lehigh Acres woman faces attempted murder charges after authorities said a family made a suicide pact. Barbara Bates, 59, faces two counts of attempted premeditated murder and one count of ...