Brenda Tatlock-Burke was a mother of four. She loved to entertain. She played darts and pickleball and enjoyed karaoke. She was planning a road trip around the Cabot Trail this month and looked forward to celebrating her 60th birthday in December.
But on Oct. 18, her husband of 33 years killed her and then took his own life inside their home in Enfield, N.S.
“I was shocked. I really wasn’t believing it,” says her daughter, Tara Graham, who lives in Cochrane, Alta.
“I would never have imagined that it would happen.”
The RCMP has said very little about what happened that day. Police have confirmed that a 61-year-old man and 59-year-old woman were found dead inside a home on Rockliffe Drive. They also confirmed that the woman died “as a result of homicide” and the man’s death was due to “self-inflicted” injuries.
As for their relationship, police …