Famous Calumet Farm Manager’s Wife Death - Linda Witman autopsy confirms cause of death
Linda Witman was found dead on June 29, 2011 at her farm. She died mysteriously leaving many unanswered questions.
The 48-year old happened to be the wife of Calumet farm manager, Bill Witman. She herself was the former director of sales at Lane’s End in Versailles, Kentucky. The Fayette County coroner conducted an autopsy of the deceased and subsequently issued the
report on July 1, 2011 about the findings.
The findings revealed that the manner of the death of Mrs. Witman was suicide. She committed suicide by the help of a gun. The gunshot wound to her head was easily identifiable. The cause of her death was not found out by the Fayette County coroner’s office
till Thursday 30 June, 2011.
Wintergreen Farm owner, Bud Greely, expressed his sorrow and remembered Linda Witman by saying that she was a “very, very nice person”. Greely, who happened to be friends with Bill, and, Linda Witman, said that he suspected no foul play.
Similarly, Police spokeswoman, Sherelle Roberts, who continued to investigate the cause of her death, commented she has no information regarding Linda Witman’s death.
Calumet Farm released a public obituary to offer condolences to the family of the deceased. Barry Stiltz, the farm’s attorney made a statement on June 30, 2011, he said:
“The entire Calumet Farm family is deeply saddened by the tragic death of Linda Witman, Our thoughts and prayers are with the Witman family at this time of need. In an effort to respect the privacy of the Witman family during this most difficult and unfortunate
time, we will have no further comment”.
Witman went missing on June 26, 2011. Her body was discovered fter a man filed a report for his missing spouse, who was supposed to pick him up from the airport, but didn’t show up. He made the airline crew look for her. During their search Witman’s body
was found in a barn at the rear of the property by a landscaping crew. Linda Witman originally belonged to Versailles.
The news of her death shocked her family and friends. Bill Farish, the owner of Lane End’s Farm, spoke on her death by saying:
“Linda was a super assistant and helped run the sales at Lane's End for quite a while. She worked with Pete Bradley in our bloodstock division before she worked for me in the sales department, and she was invaluable to both of us. It's really a sad thing,
she was a very nice person, and I can't imagine that kind of an end for anybody”.
Linda Witman may have died a solitary and unhappy death, but her legacy will continue to live on in the Equestrian world.
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