WINDSOR, N.C. — Authorities say an 87-year-old man shot and killed his 86-year-old wife in their Windsor home, then turned the gun on himself.
Family members say Frank Cowan has just recovered from pneumonia and may have been worried if he died no one would be able to take care of his wife, Dorothy, who had Alzheimer's disease.
Bertie County deputies say one of the couple's children found them dead Thursday morning.
Relatives say the couple met in the eighth grade and had been married for almost 67 years.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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