Man Hangs Himself After Strangling Girlfriend

"PAWTUCKET, RI — A woman and her boyfriend were found dead in a Pawtucket apartment after a murder-suicide, police said Thursday.

"Police identified the victims as 21-year-old Federico Rico and 23-year-old Natasha Marshall.

"Officers were called to an apartment at The Lofts at 125 Goff Ave. by Marshall's father who said his daughter failed to show up for work.

"Police said they found Rico, who had a coaxial cable tied around his neck. The cable was attached to a railing on an upper level of the apartment.

"Police said Marshall was found dead in her bed.

"The state's medical examiner on Thursday ruled the death of Marshall to be a homicide. Police said she was strangled.

"Police said investigators found several handwritten notes in the apartment. According to police, the notes said he killed her first.

"Police said Marshall was training as a cadet at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls."

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