The 3-year-old son of a beloved Alabama sports reporter and her husband, who were found dead earlier this week, reportedly led his grandfather into the family’s home to discover the tragic scene.
The bodies of Christina Chambers, a former WBRC 6 sports reporter, and her husband, Johnny Rimes, were discovered inside the family’s Hoover home on Tuesday morning in what authorities believe to be a murder-suicide, according to the Hoover Police Department.
The 3-year-old was also at the home at the time of the incident but was unharmed, police said.
Rimes’ father visited the couple’s home shortly after 9 a.m., after the pair did not show up at a pre-scheduled church event, neighbor Charles Maple local sports in the area. Throughout her tenure, she provided live coverage of various sporting events from the field. That included anchoring the very marathons she was running, WBRC 6 reported.
After leaving her full-time role at the station to pursue a teaching career in July 2021, she continued to freelance for the station’s coverage of the 2025 football season.
Chambers later went on to work as a broadcast journalism teacher at Thompson High School, where she was honored as the 2024 Advisor of the Year by the Alabama Scholastic Press Association, according to WBRC 6.
"She was one of the sweetest, most loving people that I know," WBRC 6 News Anchor, Jeh Jeh Pruitt reportedly said. "She was relentless with running, loving her son, and loving life. I am glad I got a chance to hug and tell her I love her a week ago at the Super 7. I am so sorry for her family, the Chambers and Thompson Families, and her WBRC Family."