Crime & Safety
2 Bodies Found on Sykesville Home Visit: Sheriff
The bodies were discovered after relatives could not reach resident for weeks, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office reports.
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SYKESVILLE, MD – After two people were found deceased at a home in Sykesville this week, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office reports that preliminarily it appears the pair died of natural causes.
Deputies went to the home in the 1500 block of Fannie Dorsey Road on Tuesday to check on the welfare of Frances Bernice Fogle, 74, after her relatives were unable to reach her for several weeks.
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Officers said the house was locked but through a window they were able to see a man lying deceased on the floor. His identity is not being released pending next of kin notification, officials said Wednesday.
Deputies got into the home with help from the fire department and found Fogle inside deceased as well.
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Both bodies have been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the cause of death.
"At this point in the investigation, there is no evidence suggesting anything other than natural causes," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
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