Benicia, CA: Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of Benicia couple

By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen
Vallejo Times-Herald
Posted: 04/13/2010 06:31:42 PM PDT
Updated: 04/13/2010 06:31:42 PM PDT

BENICIA — A Benicia woman appears to have been the victim of a murder-suicide inside a house in first block of Vista Grande Avenue, police said Tuesday.
It is the city's first homicide of 2010, and the first in more than a year, police said.
The victim has been identified as Julie Strack, 49, and the suspect, who was also found dead, is Walter Little, 48. The unmarried couple lived in the house together, Benicia Police spokesman Lt. Mike Daley said.
Benicia Police Department Investigative Sgt. Scott Przekurat said Strack was found on the living room floor suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Little was found in the room, having apparently shot himself in the mouth, he said.
The gun was discovered near Little's hand, Przekurat said. Daley confirmed a handgun believed used in the crime was recovered at the scene.
It was not immediately known how long the couple was dead when they were discovered.