They would not elaborate on what the letters contained. Police also found at least two more handguns, as well as a rifle and a shotgun, when they searched the house. Police are sending the handgun they think was used in the shooting to a police laboratory in Harrisburg for testing. They also are investigating to determine the precise time of death. No drugs or alcohol were involved, police said, and there is no indication anyone else took part in the murder.
Police have no record of being called to the residence before the murder.
Although friends told police the Chemerys' were having trouble with their marriage, family members did not know of any domestic problems, police said. Several of Michael Chemerys' coworkers at the Business Administration Building II described him as a good worker and a friend. We knew him to be a nice guy. Amy Chemerys' coworkers were surprised to learn of her death, said Daniel Knievel, an assistant professor of crop physiology, who worked on her floor.