Unusual double murder in Calhoun

A double murder investigation is open in Calhoun County, but authorities aren’t looking for any suspects.  That’s because they believe the two victims stabbed each other.
“I just can’t imagine what happened or imagine what those last few moments were,” said Sally Phillips, a resident of Lake Shore Drive.
Authorities found a middle-aged man and woman dead in her neighbors’ house Thursday.  They were found lying face up surrounded in blood on the kitchen floor.
“You see these types of things you always think it’s so senseless and unnecessary and regrettable that it even escalated to that point,” said Calhoun County Sheriff David Tatum.
Investigators say evidence suggests the pair stabbed each other to death during an altercation.  Officials will not confirm identities until an autopsy is complete, but they are believed to be the two residents of the home, who were in a relationship.
“They seemed so happy together,” said Phillips, “It’s going to leave a hole in our lives.”
“It’s not too unusual to work a murder-suicide,” said Tatum, “this was different in the fact that… both of the persons used a knife on the other, and both of them subsequently died as a result of the knife wounds.”
Authorities were notified by one of the residents’ sons who came to check on his mother and found them.  According to the investigation, the bodies had been there for more than a week.
“I just felt like had we known that they were there we might could have helped them,” said Phillips.  She says she thought they had gone out of town. 
“Nothing. It was just silent,” she said, “But of course, they were dead.”
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, State Attorney’s Office, Florida Department of Law enforcement, and Medical Examiner’s Office have not closed the investigation yet, and are awaiting autopsy reports.
“I would certainly be hesitant to say at this point that it’s open and shut,” said Tatum, “but I do think the facts are clear.”
Those reports are expected to be released Saturday.