She questioned whether her husband had secured health insurance as required.

The outcome of that contempt motion is unclear in court records, but the records show that Melissa Zimmer raised another contempt issue in June. In May, Melissa Zimmer's lawyer filed a motion for contempt, claiming that Richard Zimmer had failed to provide documents to aid in crafting the divorce settlement. The contentious issues, according to court records, involved the children's divorce-related counseling and Richard Zimmer's financial records and ability to secure health insurance. Melissa Zimmer had them on the other weekdays and weekends. Richard Zimmer had Madison and Zachary from Monday to Wednesday evening during the week and every other weekend, according to court records. Contempt claimsĪs their lawyers worked on a divorce settlement, Melissa Zimmer and Richard Zimmer continued to share custody of their two children. Zimmer, had gradually increased since she filed for divorce on Dec. Man, children killed: 3 dead in Greene Township house fire multiple fire crews respondīut court records in the divorce case show the tension between Zimmer and his wife, Melissa A. Police said the deaths occurred sometime on Monday or Tuesday. Investigators have not said how much, if at all, the deaths were related to the Zimmers' divorce proceedings and the contempt hearing, though the state police said in a news release that Richard Zimmer failed to appear at a 'custody hearing' on Tuesday, leading 'concerned family members' to go to his house. Firefighters arrived. They found Zimmer's body inside along with that of the Zimmers' daughter, Madison, 13, and son, Zachary, 10. That was two weeks before the state police, on Tuesday, said the 48-year-old Zimmer used a shotgun to kill his two children and then himself at his Greene Township home, which he tried to set on fire before his death.īy June 15, Zimmer's wife had grown concerned that Zimmer had become 'very angry' at her as the two tried to reach a settlement on child custody and financial matters, according to a letter included in court records.Īnd on Tuesday, Zimmer was scheduled to appear at a contempt hearing in his divorce case at the Erie County Courthouse.įour hours later, concerned relatives went to Zimmer's house, at 9656 Sampson Road, south of Lake Pleasant Road and across the road from the Eriez Speedway in central Erie County. Zimmer was getting increasingly upset over his pending divorce.

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