Well-Known Couple Found Dead After Argument

"NEW ORLEANS, LA — A Gentilly husband and wife who were well-known in the community died in their house Sunday morning from what police believe to be a murder-suicide.

"Relatives found Alfred, 66, and Clara Anderson, 55, in the 3300 block of Marigny Street around 8 a.m. Clara Anderson was lying on the floor of the bathroom with stab wounds, and Alfred Anderson had hanged himself, police said.

"According to police investigators, a relative had been staying with the Andersons and saw them get into a fight the morning of their death. The relative left the house, but returned shortly to find that Alfred Anderson had committed suicide and Clara Anderson had been stabbed to death. Emergency Medical Paramedics arrived on the scene and pronounced the victims dead.

"New Orleans Police Department spokesman Officer Garry Flot said police investigators believe Alfred Anderson was the one who stabbed his wife, then killed himself."

From nola.com...