Bodies in rural home identified as people who only recently moved in, NC cops say

CORRECTION: An early version of this story incorrectly identified the gender of one of the two suspects and their relationship. We regret the error. The original story is below:

Two bodies found in a rural North Carolina home have been identified as people who only recently moved in, according to the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office.

Details of how the two died have not been released, but “persons of interest” are being sought for questioning, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

The discovery was made at 3 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at a home on John Rich Road in Warsaw, officials said.

“A 911 call had been received reporting that the caller had located two bodies dead in the residence,” the sheriff’s office said.

“Deputies responded and located the bodies of (two people), who had recently moved into the home.”

The victims were ages 68 and 72, officials said.

John Rich Road is south of the Warsaw city limits and has only a handful of single family homes on it. Much of the neighboring property is farmland and forest, Google Maps shows.

No arrests have been made and identities of “persons of interest” have not been released.

A $5,000 reward is offered “for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible,” the sheriff’s office says.

Warsaw is about 70 miles southeast of Raleigh.

This story was originally published November 15, 2022 at 7:21 AM with the headline "Bodies in rural home identified as people who only recently moved in, NC cops say."