COPPELL, Texas (AP) _ A Dallas-area mayor blamed for killing her daughter, and then herself, had faced a review of her city-related spending.
A memorial service was scheduled Friday for Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters and her 19-year-old daughter, Corrine Peters.
Police discovered the two bodies Tuesday night, at the family’s house, after the mayor missed a city council meeting.
The Dallas Morning News reported Friday that, hours earlier, City Manager Clay Phillips asked the city attorney to investigate the mayor’s use of her city-issued credit card. Phillips declined to release an estimate of alleged questionable charges since October.
Records show the Peters home, appraised at nearly $423,000, was posted for foreclosure last July, but never made it to