https://www.facebook.com/mikki.marling
https://www.facebook.com/zach.starr2
https://www.crimeonline.com/2020/09/...uicide-police/
A young Ohio woman and her husband are dead after what police suspect was a murder-suicide.
According to the Lima News, Mikki Starr, 27, and 29-year-old Zachary Starr were found dead at a home in Lima early Wednesday evening. According to the report, both had suffered gunshot wounds.
Detective Sgt. Jason Garlock of the Lima Police Department told the news outlet that investigators believe Zachary fatally shot his wife and then killed himself. Garlock said that police had responded to the home following a report of a shooting, and indicated that one or both of the decedents had posted messages on social media that support a murder-suicide theory.
'We had information from family members that there were some social media messages that gave us the indication that's what we're probably looking at right now,' Garlock said.
It is not clear if family members who had seen the social media messages contacted police with concerns, or if authorities learned of the social media posts after police discovered the bodies.
Both Zachary and Mikki appeared to be active on social media until not long before their deaths. They frequently and recently posted on each other's pages with affectionate comments. The Facebook profiles also indicate that the couple has young children, but it is not clear if any children were present at the scene on Wednesday evening.
This is a developing story and all information is preliminary. CrimeOnline will provide further updates when more information is available.