11/19/13 - Authorities are investigating what appears to be a case of murder-suicide in Oceola Township yesterday. Livingston County Undersheriff Mike Murphy says deputies were called out to a home on Hill Top Lane in the Lake Pointe subdivision at approximately 2:30 Monday afternoon for a welfare check after being called by the workplace of the homeowner when they became concerned that she did not show up for work. Upon arrival, deputies forced entry into the residence and observed a 51 year old woman to be deceased. She appeared to have died from blunt force trauma, but confirmation is awaiting the completion of an autopsy. While detectives were processing the home for evidence, they were contacted by the Monroe County Sheriffâs Office, who advised that the 49 year old male live-in-boyfriend of the victim had been involved in a fatal car crash in their jurisdiction, and was deceased. Murphy says that preliminarily, the evidence points to this being a murder-suicide as they believe the 49 year old man murdered the 51 year old woman, fled the scene, and intentionally crashed his vehicle head-on into a semi, killing himself. He stressed there was much work to do to bring the case to a close with many questions remaining. Thus the incident remains under investigation by the Livingston County Sheriffâs Detective Bureau. The names of the victim and alleged assailant aren't expected to be released until tomorrow. Murphy confirmed that both of them had children, although not together. (JK)
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