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Ron Ely: Tarzan star's wife stabbed to death by their son | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
The wife of Ron Ely, star of the 1960s Tarzan TV series, was stabbed to death by their son at their California home on Tuesday evening, say police. | |
Officers called to the Santa Barbara house found Valerie Lundeen Ely, 62, dead with "multiple stab wounds". | |
Authorities said police cornered 30-year-old Cameron Ely outside the home, deemed him a threat and shot him dead. | |
There was no report of 81-year-old Ely being injured during the attack in the luxury suburb of Hope Ranch. | |
But earlier the sheriff's office said a disabled elderly man in the home was taken to a hospital for evaluation. | |
The latest Santa Barbara County sheriff's statement said: "Deputies searched the residence and surrounding area for Cameron Ely. | |
"During the search, the suspect was located outside the home. | |
"He posed a threat and in response four deputies fired their service weapons at the suspect, fatally wounding him." | |
Ron Ely is best known for his role in the Tarzan TV show that aired on NBC between 1966-68. | |
Tarzan was a fictional character raised by apes in the African jungle, from a 1914 book by Edgar Rice Burroughs. | |
Ely also played the lead role in the 1975 film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze. | |
Ms Lundeen was a former Miss Florida. | |
The couple also have two daughters, Kirsten and Kaitland. | |
According to US media, Cameron Ely attended the elite Philips Exeter Academy boarding school in New Hampshire, before going to Harvard University. | |
Ron Ely took a break from showbiz between 2001-14 before he returned to the small screen to play an Amish elder in the Lifetime movie Expecting Amish. | |
He told the Charlotte Observer when the film came out: "I stepped out of acting to raise a family and be able to spend more time with them here in Santa Barbara. | He told the Charlotte Observer when the film came out: "I stepped out of acting to raise a family and be able to spend more time with them here in Santa Barbara. |
"Now, all the kids are through college with advance degrees." | |
The actor was also a novelist, penning two action thrillers, Night Shadows, in 1994, and East Beach, a year later. |
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