LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Police identified the woman found dead inside her home in northeast Lincoln Thursday morning as 43-year-old Tracy Henman.
Assistant Chief Jason Stille provided additional details surrounding the ongoing homicide investigation on Friday.
Family members of Henman, who lived at a multiplex on Deweese Drive north of 56th and Holdrege streets, called 911 at 8 a.m. They reported they had not seen her in a couple of days and became suspicious.
Several officers responded to the home minutes later and found Henman and a man inside.
Stille said Henman had obvious injuries to her neck and was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect, a 40-year-old Lincoln man known to Henman, was taken into custody. He was taken to the hospital where he remains with injuries to his face and neck.
LPD will not release the suspect’s name until he’s been booked into the Lancaster County Jail.
“Charges are pending for the suspect and are subject to change based on the outcome of the autopsy and other factors,” Stille said.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Saturday to determine the cause, manner and time of death.
Stille said LPD’s Criminal Investigations Unit is working on a “number of different elements of this case, including interviewing people who know the victim and the suspect and reviewing evidence.” At this time there is no threat to the public.
LPD it still working to determine the relationship between Henman and the suspect.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to call LPD’s non-emergency number at 402-441-6000. If you would like to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600, report online at lincolncrimestoppers.com or download the free P3 app.
LPD will provide another update on the investigation on Monday as investigative efforts continue through the weekend.
This is the sixth homicide investigation of 2025. Three of the previous five have been domestic-related murder-suicide incidents. To learn more about the resources available, click here.
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