EAST COUNTY
A couple found shot to death Monday inside their Mount Helix home died in a homicide-suicide committed by the husband, the Sheriff’s Department said.
Based on autopsies conducted Tuesday, investigators believe Herman Hull Caruthers Jr., 74, shot and killed his wife, 72-year-old Judith Ann Caruthers, before turning the gun on himself, according to sheriff’s homicide Lt. Thomas Seiver.
Authorities did not say when they believe the shooting happened. Deputies discovered the couple’s bodies Monday afternoon in their home on Resmar Road off Grandview Drive after a concerned family member reported being unable to contact the pair for several days.