FORDYCE, Ark. – The deaths of a Fordyce couple who was found earlier last month were ruled a murder-suicide.

On Sept. 15, deputies with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and Fordyce police responded to a report of two unresponsive people inside a home on West 4th Street.

After arriving at the home, authorities found the bodies of 81-year-old David Parham and 70-year-old Holly Parham. They were both pronounced dead at the scene.

Medical examiners determined that Holly Parham's death was ruled a homicide, while David Parham's death was ruled a suicide.

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