The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding
what appears to be a murder/suicide. The bodies of 42-year old Stacy Revia Ladd and 38-
year old James Luther Conterez were found in their home in the 6500 block of Johnson Lane
in Lumberton. At this time it appears that Conterez shot and killed Ladd, then took his own
life.