police reported, gym mcnabb has that story. >> reporter: violence to the forest murder states, murders don't happen here by 31-year-old chris moore ton was found dead in the home's master bedroom. >> like a movie, the big yellow crime scene ribbons all around my house, cop cars everywhere. >> it was discovered by a neighbor. they saw the small child outside the house. >> when the sheriff told me chris was dead, i asked if it was murder, and he said yes. i asked to see her. i wanted -- not proof but, you know, i needed to see her, and the sheriff refused. >> neighbors said the family had gone out to eat last night. it was michael mortin's birthday. he was at work for a grocery store chain when he heard his wife was dead. an autopsy will tell the exact cause but she's said to have suffered a head injury. the sheriff is waiting on tests from the department of public