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Sunday, January 05, 2014

Troopers Conducting Death Investigation Blackbird State Forest, Smyrna

DSP News Release: Troopers Conducting Death Investigation Blackbird State Forest, Smyrna
Location:
  • Blackbird State Forest, 500 block of Blackbird Forest Road, Smyrna, DE
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Date of Occurrence:  
  • Thursday, January 2, 2104 at 1:10 p.m.
Victims:
  • 23 year old female from Clayton, DE
  • 32 year old male from Clayton, DE
Resume:
Smyrna-The Delaware State Police are conducting a death investigation after a male and female were found deceased in a vehicle located in the Blackbird State Forest, Smyrna earlier this afternoon.
The incident was reported on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at approximately 1:10 p.m. as a Blackbird State Forest employee discovered the 32 year old male and 23 year old female unresponsive within a vehicle located in the campground area of the Blackbird State Forest. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Preliminary investigation and examination of physical evidence at the scene by Troopers has indicated that foul play is not suspected at this time as the ongoing investigation continues.
State Police Detectives working in coordination with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner removed the bodies from the scene and autopsies will be conducted to determine the cause and manner of death. Troopers continue their investigation to determine the circumstance surrounding this incident.
The names of the deceased are being withheld pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.
Sergeant Paul G. Shavack  
Director of Public Information Delaware State Police   P.O. Box 430| Dover, DE 19903

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

They were probably married....but not to each other.

Yeah, criticize me for being coarse or something, but it happens.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like an OD.

Anonymous said...

Yep, sounds like they got some bad chit.

Anonymous said...

They were engaged to be married & you should have a little more respect a baby girl just lost her mother!

JJBrannon said...

Neither were married.

She was the mother of a two-year-old daughter with my nephew.

She was a troubled, confused girl.

She leaves behind a grief-striken family.

He was human flotsam.

JJB

Anonymous said...

wow such compassion and good will for their neighbor. what season is this again? jihad on dead people and their reputations?

have some of you no shame?

Anonymous said...

C O, betcha they left the motor running to keep warm & suffocated from the carbon monoxide.

Anonymous said...

1152-Just looking at it with an objective opinion, rather than doe eyes. Usually happens once a person grows up and sees the world for what it actually is.

Anonymous said...

I pray that the family of both may have peace in this time of great loss.

Anonymous said...

What happens, you start ragging on the deceased?

Anonymous said...

As being a family member I can tell you they weren't married