will? reporter: hey there, rick. this appeared to be a hike that went disastrously wrong, but now authorities say this is a murder-suicide, but this is a major twist. authorities tell us that joseph orbeso and his girlfriend rachel knew went s bodies were found in joshua tree national park i. appeared they had been rationing food and had no water on a blistering hot july day. authorities say it appears orbeso shot himself and rachel in a gun registered in his name. her uncle tells the local paper investigators believe this is a sympathetic murder-suicide. when the couple initially went missing, more than 250 people searched the rugged and rocky terrain that includes orbeso s father who was part of the search party that found the bodies earlier this week. a sense of release that we have found them after going a
terrain, that includes orbeso s father who was part of the search party that found the bodies earlier this week. tell joseph that we loved him very much and hope that they can rest at peace now. reporter: authorities say the motive behind the shooting is still under investigation, but rachel s family says they re not holding grudges because of the circumstances. arthel? arthel: will carr, thanks. eric: well, thousands of u.s. marines and others are hitting the pavement near the nation s capital today. it is the world s largest marathon. they say it doesn t have a cash prize. this is what i do, i do cycling. i can t to a lot of other stuff, so this is my outlet. talk to other veterans, disabled veterans that, you know, i don t get to see a lot. so this is cool.
material on those trains. arthel: searchers have found two bodies clutched in an embrace in california s joshua tree national park. police say the bodies were those of two hikers missing since july dead in an apparent murder/suicide. will carr is live from our los angeles bureau with more. will? reporter: hey there, arthel. this couple went missing in july. now that their bodies have been found, there s been a major twist in the case. authorities tell us that joseph orbeso and his girlfriend, rachel nguyen, were found in a row mote part of remote part of joshua tree national park. authorities now say it appears orbeso shot knew went and knew general is. her inking says her uncle says that investigators believe this was a sympathetic murder/suicide. when the couple initially went missing, more than 250 people searched the rugged and rocky
will? reporter: hey there, rick. this appeared to be a hike that went disastrously wrong, but now authorities say this is a murder-suicide, but this is a major twist. authorities tell us that joseph orbeso and his girlfriend rachel knew went s bodies were found in joshua tree national park i. appeared they had been rationing food and had no water on a blistering hot july day. authorities say it appears orbeso shot himself and rachel in a gun registered in his name. her uncle tells the local paper investigators believe this is a sympathetic murder-suicide. when the couple initially went missing, more than 250 people searched the rugged and rocky terrain that includes orbeso s father who was part of the search party that found the bodies earlier this week. a sense of release that we have found them after going a