Retired farming couple found dead in Die, Drôme, Digi Mart USA News (Die, Drôme, France): A retired couple, two former farmers and former producers of Clairette, was found dead in their home in Die, in the Drôme department, on Tuesday, November 10.
According to early findings, the husband first killed his wife with a hunting rifle before turning the weapon on himself. Investigators found no signs of a struggle, which is consistent with a mutual suicide decision.
The couple’s son discovered the bodies of his elderly parents late Tuesday morning and alerted the gendarmes. His testimony also supports this hypothesis, citing suicidal remarks made by his parents a few days earlier.
Autopsies of the two octogenarians, to be carried out in Grenoble by the end of the week, are expected to confirm or contradict these findings. They will also determine whether either member of the couple had a health problem that could explain the act.
The state prosecutor of Valence has opened an investigation into spousal murder and is looking into the causes of death. The inquiry has been entrusted to the criminal investigation unit of the Crest gendarmerie.
