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Murder-suicide suspected in St. Louis deaths


3/22/2010



ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis police are investigating the deaths of two people inside a home, but believe it was a murder-suicide.

Family members called police to the home Sunday afternoon. Authorities say 71-year-old Robert Heckel and his son-in-law, 51-year-old James Hart, both died of gunshot wounds.

Police told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that evidence indicated Hart likely shot his father-in-law then turned the gun on himself. Relatives told police the two had argued Saturday night after Hart had a physical confrontation with his wife, Heckel's daughter.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com






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