NEWS 25 WEHT Evansville, Henderson, OwensboroKentucky police investigate deaths of couple

Kentucky police investigate deaths of couple

Associated Press - June 20, 2009 4:34 PM ET

SONORA, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide of a couple near Elizabethtown.

According to police spokesman Steve Pavey, troopers were called to a home in Sonora to investigate a shooting Friday night.

They found the bodies of 81-year-old Stanley Blair Jr. and 67-year-old Barbara Blair.

Hardin County Chief Deputy Coroner Ken Spangenberger told The News Enterprise that an autopsy was being performed on the victim, Barbara Blair.

Police said in a release they are investigating the incident as a murder-suicide.

Information from: The News-Enterprise, http://www.thenewsenterprise.com

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