Kate McDowell Thad McDowell

BROOMFIELD, Co. – A former Dixon woman, now a dentist in Colorado, was killed by her husband, who then killed himself, the coroner confirmed in a news release Tuesday.

Police found the bodies of Kate McDowell, formerly Brokaw, 40, and her husband Thad in their home about 8:47 Monday morning. Hers is a homicide, his a suicide, Adams County Coroner Monica Broncucia-Jordan said in the release, which was posted on the Broomfield Police Department Facebook page.