Relative Discovers Bodies

"BURNEYVILLE, OK - The state Medical Examiner's office has ruled the deaths of a couple in a Love County residence to be a murder-suicide.

"Medical Examiner's office spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard says 54-year-old Carol Lee and her husband, 71-year-old James Lee, both died of a gunshot wound to the head.

"Ballard says Carol Lee's death was ruled to be a homicide, while James Lee's death was ruled to be a suicide.

"District Attorney Craig Ladd said the investigation into the deaths is not over but that the Medical Examiner's findings were `consistent with all the indicators at this point.`

"A relative discovered the Lees' bodies yesterday at their Burneyville residence. Sheriff Joe Russell says the last time anyone had seen the Lees was Tuesday."

From KXII-TV...