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• Although Melissa Batten had been granted a restraining order against her husband on July 21, 2008, Joseph Batten shot and killed her in a parking lot on July 29, 2008.

  According to Redmond, Washington police, Joseph Batten went to an apartment complex and confronted his estranged wife, Melissa Batten. She was leaving for work when Joseph Batten pulled out a 9 mm handgun and fired eight or nine times, killing her. Joseph Batten then pointed the gun at his own head and pulled the trigger, killing himself.SeattlePI.com: Husband's Rage Not Contained by Piece of Paper (August 1, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: ca. 1972
  2. Employer: Microsoft
  3. Alma Mater: University of Georgia
  4. Law School: Harvard Law School
  5. Residence: Redmond, Washington
  6. Location of murder: Archstone Redmond Campus Apartments
  7. Developer for Microsoft since 2002
  8. Previously employed as a public defender for Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, N.C.Kotaku.com: X-box Developer Dead in Murder Suicide (August 3, 2008)
  9. Spouse: Joseph Batten
  10. Joseph Batten also worked for MicrosoftKotaku.com: X-box Developer Dead in Murder Suicide (August 3, 2008)
  11. After Microsoft, Joseph Batten worked for a hobby games publisher, Wizards of the CoastsKotaku.com: X-box Developer Dead in Murder Suicide (August 3, 2008)
  12. July 21, 2008: Obtained a restraining order against her husbandKotaku.com: X-box Developer Dead in Murder Suicide (August 3, 2008)

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