Former LAMS science teacher Linda and Marion Scott. Courtesy photo

POLICE News:

A former Los Alamos Middle School science teacher and her husband were murdered Sunday in Denton, Texas and police have charged their 40-year-old son.

Linda Scott taught at LAMS in the 1990s. She retired around 2000 and moved with her husband Marion Scott to Texas.

According to police, the couple’s son Stephen Scott called 911 at 2:36 p.m., Sunday. He was breathing heavily, crying and admitted that he stabbed his parents.

Police responded to the Scott’s home and found Linda, 70, and Marion, 75, inside, both with fatal stab wounds. The crime scene included a broken picture frame on the floor and damage to the sheet rock in one area of the hallway. There were signs of a struggle, but no sign of forced entry, police said.

Police have charged Stephen Scott with capital murder in the deaths of his parents.