Eighteen people died after Card, an army reservist who had suffered a recent mental breakdown, opened fire at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston.
It remains unclear what led the Oklahoma resident from Luther to the border area between Arkansas and Tennessee.
There are also suggestions that elements of the GRU, the military intelligence agency, might be linked to these developments.
Somers' longtime publicist confirmed that the TV icon was in the company of her family at her California home when she passed away.
The cause of death for the fatal shooting victims appears to be gunshot wounds, pending confirmation from the medical examiner. This incident is not linked to other local cases, including a separate homicide and an officer-involved shooting investigation.
Authorities said that Card's car was found abandoned near a boat launch in Lisbon, around 8 miles from the locations of the shootings.
Frank Alan Cole Byers, 32, who was seen crying in a TV interview and saying he was "constantly worried" about his wife following her disappearance, has been charged with her murder.
Authorities said that Card's car was found abandoned near a boat launch in Lisbon, around 8 miles from the locations of the shootings.
Armored tanks and SWAT teams conducted an extensive search in the early hours of Thursday morning, focusing on a waterway entrance to the Androscoggin River.
Lewiston, a small city with a population of around 38,000, remains under lockdown as law enforcement officers search for Robert Card.
The statewide manhunt for John C. Drake Jr., son of Nashville's Police Chief, came to a tragic end after a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police chase.
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Andrews was last seen on September 15, but it took another 19 days before he was reported "missing."
During the summer, Card was involuntarily committed to a mental health facility and subsequently discharged after a two-week period, as per additional information from sources.
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