It was supposed to be the couple 's happiest day : Kelly Ecker , a nurse , and Dr. George Scott Samson married Saturday afternoon in Terre Haute , Indiana . By their wedding night , both were dead . Samson , an anesthesiologist at Union Hospital in Terre Haute , shot his bride and then himself in their home just hours after they exchanged vows , authorities said . Some wedding guests noticed tension between the couple almost immediately after each said `` I do , '' said Vigo County Sheriff Chief Deputy Clark Cottom . `` Some guests are telling us the bride and groom did n't speak to each other at the reception , '' he said . After the reception , the couple hosted members of the bridal party at their home on outside Terre Haute , Cottom said . Not long after the last guest left , the county dispatch center received a 911 call , according to a transcript and tape provided by authorities . The 911 calls . The first call was made at 1:25 a.m . The caller , said to be Kelly , is only able to give an address , then the call cuts off . In a second call made a minute later , the caller says , `` he is beating the s*** out of me '' and then says `` he has guns '' and identifies Scott Samson by name . By the third call , at 1:27 a.m. , Cottom said it 's clear the situation has escalated because the caller 's voice is in more distress . She says `` oh my God ! '' and then gunshots are heard . When deputies arrived on the scene , they were met at the door by an elderly male relative of Samson 's , authorities said . `` He directed the deputies to the bedroom where they found Kelly 's body , '' said Cottom . She had been shot multiple times , he said . Murder suicide shocks residents in Brisbane . Robot finds Samson . In addition to the male , two other people were found in home : Ecker 's 10-year old-son was in the bedroom where his mother 's body was found , and he was unharmed , Cottom said . An elderly female relative was in the home at the time of the shootings , and she also was unharmed , authorities said . Samson was still inside when deputies arrived , so they made it a priority to get those three people out of the home and to safety immediately , Cottom said . The elderly male witness told police that Samson had run from the bedroom to another part of the house to get more ammunition , and then ran to the basement , authorities said . Deputies surrounded the home immediately . `` The house is near a wooded area and a cornfield , and we did n't want an armed man running deep into the woods , '' Cottom said . A special response team used a robotic device equipped with a camera to gain entry into the home , he said . When it located Samson in the basement , it was apparent what had happened . `` Samson was unresponsive . We saw a bullet wound , '' Cottom said . Samson 's body was found near his gun safe , where he had earlier removed other weapons , said Cottom . Samson was a gun enthusiast who had a federal firearms license , Cottom said . This week , deputies were still taking inventory of the weapons inside the home . Cottom said several dozen of them had been removed . Montana newlywed gets 30 years for pushing husband off cliff .
Kelly Smith , a nurse , and Dr. George Scott Samson arrive over weekend . Guests notice tension as the newlyweds do n't ##s to each other at reception . After last guest at a party , police get a phone call from wife about her husband . The husband is dead in what police say is a murder - suicide .