Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella, State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey, and Goffstown Police Chief Eric Sereno announce further information concerning a suspicious death investigation of an adult female in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

At approximately 2:20 p.m. on the afternoon of November 28, 2023, Goffstown police officers were dispatched to a single-family residence in Goffstown.  Inside the residence, officers found the body of a deceased adult female, Linda Tufts (age 70), as well as an active fire.  Officers extinguished the fire, and while conducting a safety check of the premises also found inside the home Linda Tufts’ son, Thomas Humphrey (age 47).  Thomas Humphrey was alive but injured and was hospitalized for treatment for apparent self-inflicted knife wounds.  Both Linda Tufts and Thomas Humphrey lived in the house where they were found.

Earlier today, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval conducted an autopsy on Linda Tufts.  Dr. Duval determined that Ms. Tufts’ cause of death was multiple stab and incised wounds, and the manner of her death was homicide.

The investigation into the circumstances of Ms. Tufts’ death remains active and ongoing.  Based upon the investigation conducted to date, investigators believe that all relevant parties have been identified, and that there is no threat to the general public.