The 68-year-old lighting director for country music star Randy Travis was shot to death over an alleged affair, according to authorities. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Christine Ann Roberts, 72, told officers that she shot her husband, Thomas Roberts, “because he had cheated on her.” She has been charged with criminal homicide. “The stage has gone dim with the passing of Thom Roberts,” Mr Travis wrote in a Facebook post tribute. The country star added that the “gentle giant” was his “friend and I loved him dearly.” “As we go back out next week, for the ‘More Life’ tour of Randy Travis, the music will not be near as sweet; but, I will once again be reminded of the blessing I was given to have Thom Roberts on the road with us for so many miles, and so many memories,” Mr Travis added. “It certainly won’t be the same; and, I know I speak for the entire band and crew when I say the light that he truly created, in our hearts, will never be extinguished or forgotten,” he wrote. Roberts died from a single gunshot wound to his chest. Mrs Roberts shot her husband on the front porch of the couple’s home in East Nashville on Sunday, according to authorities. Police said a pistol was recovered from the scene. A judicial commissioner set bond for Mrs Roberts at $100,000, the report added. She is scheduled to appear in court on 12 July. Read More Sole suspect in Tylenol murders case found dead at home Teenager arrested at Tewkesbury School after ‘pupil stabs teacher’ Jury in trial of murder accused nurse Lucy Letby begins deliberations

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The prime suspect in the search, Christian Brueckner, is said to have visited the Portugal reservoir “some days” after Madeleine McCann disappeared, a source close to the investigation revealed. It comes as divers searching for Madeleine entered the reservoir in Algarve for the third day. German detectives were informed by a “very credible source” who knew the suspect, The Telegraph reported. The Barragem do Arade is around 31 miles from the Praia da Luz resort where Maddy disappeared. Investigators believe the 45-year-old killed Madeleine, then aged three, after abducting her from a holiday apartment. On Tuesday, officers acting on “credible information” were said to be seeking any fragments of clothing and old rags that could be related to her disappearance, as reported by the Daily Mail. The development comes just 10 days after Madeleine’s parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, issued a tribute on their Leicestershire-born daughter’s 20th birthday, telling her: “We love you and we’re waiting for you. We’re never going to give up.” Read More Madeleine McCann police cut down trees as they search suspect’s ‘little paradise’ in Portugal Madeleine McCann reservoir search: What do we know about Portugal’s Barragem do Arade? Madeleine McCann case: Timeline of the missing child’s disappearance

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