Reginald Sublet
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Ballwin, Missouri, USA
- Date of birth
- 1964
- Age at first offence
- 34
- Characteristics
- domestic dispute, police officer
- Victim profile
- His ex-girlfriend, Rosalind Tramble, 33; her husband, Michael Tramble Jr., 32; and two boys, Reginald Sublet Jr., 12, and Michael Tramble III
- Method of murder
- C arbon-monoxide poisoning
- Date(s) of murder
- July 16, 1998
- Years active
- 1998
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Died in custody
Committed suicide the same day on 16 July 1998 after herding his ex-girlfriend, their son and two others into a closed garage and starting a car, killing everyone including himself.
Background
Reginald Sublet was a twice-fired Texas police officer living in Montana. He was fighting his ex-girlfriend for custody of their son.
Sublet had been released from a Texas jail about a month before the killings. He spent five months in the Texas jail for failing to pay child support.
Sublet joined the Dallas police force in 1989. He was fired in 1995 for being absent without leave and making false statements to internal investigators. Dallas Sgt. Jim Chandler said the firing was overturned on appeal. Sublet was fired again in March after failing to submit medical documentation to back up claims that job-related stress was making him sick.
The offence
On 16 July 1998, Reginald Sublet herded his ex-girlfriend, Rosalind Tramble, their son, and two other people into a closed garage and started a car.
Police on Tuesday found the body of Reginald Sublet, 34, leaning inside the open door of a car on his knees with a gun in his hand. His ex-girlfriend, Rosalind Tramble, 33, was bound on the floor and had severe head wounds. Her husband, Michael Tramble Jr., 32, was found bound and gagged inside the trunk of a car.
Police found two boys: 12-year-old Reginald Sublet Jr. and Michael Tramble III, who would have turned two on Tuesday. Michael was strapped in, and Reginald was slumped in the back.
Investigators said Sublet, the husband, and the two boys apparently all died of carbon-monoxide poisoning. Police said Rosalind Tramble probably died of a combination of poisoning and head wounds. A medical examiner said Mrs. Tramble probably died of a combination of poisoning and head wounds.
Investigators said Sublet’s gun had been fired once, but no one was shot.
Investigation
Police Lieut. Jon Belmar said investigators believe that Sublet went to the house and encountered the husband and the toddler on Friday night. Mrs. Tramble returned home later with the 12-year-old, who had performed that evening in a youth chorus production.
After a struggle that left blood splattered on the floor and furniture overturned, Sublet tied up the two adults and got everyone into the garage, Belmar said.
Investigators said at least one of the two vehicles in the garage had been started.
Arrest
No arrest was described.
Trial
No trial was described.
Sentencing
No sentencing was described.
Appeals
It was reported that Sublet’s 1995 firing was overturned on appeal.
Outcome
The killings came just a month after Sublet was released from a Texas jail, where he spent five months for failing to pay child support. Sublet committed suicide the same day.
Aftermath
At the time of the killings, Sublet was fighting his ex-girlfriend for custody of their son.
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