A husband and wife found dead inside their North Carolina home are believed to have died in a murder-suicide, investigators say.Stephen Larnell Willetts and Tracey Parker Willetts were both found shot dead inside their Wilmington, North Carolina home on Thursday.The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office said, "Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, detectives believe this to be a murder-suicide in which the wife fatally shot her husband before taking her own life."Stephen and Tracey Willetts were found shot dead inside their Wilmington, North Carolina home in what deputies are calling a murder suicide.(Facebook/Meta: Tracey Parker Willetts)TIKTOK INFLUENCER WHO ACCUSED ESTRANGED HUSBAND OF PEDOPHILIA FOUND DEAD IN POSSIBLE MURDER-SUICIDEDeputies responded to an EMS call early Thursday morning.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XOne of the Willetts' smartwatches "detected a fall and automatically called 911 after the alarm was not canceled, prompting the emergency response," WWAY reported.Stephen and Tracey Willetts had apparently just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary when they were discovered dead the next day by investigators.
(Facebook/Meta: Tracey Parker Willetts)SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSAccording to their Facebook profiles, it appears the couple had just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.DISPATCH AUDIO RELEASED IN MICHIGAN FAMILY MURDER-SUICIDE AS TROUBLED FAMILY'S SECRETS EMERGEThe New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded to an emergency call at the Willetts' home on Thursday.(Facebook/Meta: Tracey Parker Willetts)LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MOREThe couple appeared to be avid paddleboarders, as depicted in several photos posted to social media, and was "well known in the Wrightsville Beach paddleboarding community," WWAY reported.SEND US A TIPTracey Willetts holds a headstand pose on her paddleboard.
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