Tulsa County Sheriff's office determines couple's death was murder-suicide

An investigation into the deaths of two Tulsa County residents has deteminted it was a murder suicide. The couples' bodies were found in a home off Highway 51 and West 201st Street. <br><br>Tulsa

Friday, December 6th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

An investigation into the deaths of two Tulsa County residents has deteminted it was a murder suicide. The couples' bodies were found in a home off Highway 51 and West 201st Street.

Tulsa County Sheriff's office investigators were called to the home around 5 Thursday night. They say the bodies of 72-year-old Floyd Sweeney and his wife, 39-year-old Belinda Sweeney were found in a bedroom of the home.

Tulsa County Sheriffâ€™s office Sgt. Willie Lewis, â€œa friend of one of the victim's had not seem them in a while, became concerned, came out to the residence and talked to one of the neighbors, the neighbor went up to the home and discovered the bodies.â€

Lewis says the deaths were 'consistant with, and have been determined to be a homicide-suicide.'