Friday, October 15, 2010

Winton, CA: Merced Deputies Call Winton Couple's Death a Murder-Suicide

The deaths of a Winton couple earlier in the week has been ruled a murder-suicide.

On Friday, Merced County Sheriff's Deputies held a news conference where they released new information on the deaths of Darryl and Christi McCarthy.

According to deputies, the couple had gotten into an argument, due to the fact that Christi may have been trying to leave the marriage.

The duo was later discovered in their Winton home, both dead from gunshot wounds to the head.

The couple leaves behind two teenage boys.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I saw Darryl and Christi on Sunday at another friends memorial. They 'seemed' fine. We laughed and told stories and talked about the old days. This is a heartache.