Crime & Safety

Peters Murder-Suicide: Coroner Details How Couple Died

The pair were found dead inside their home Sunday morning.

PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA - The Washington County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that the couple found dead in their Marlboro Drive home Sunday died in a murder-suicide.

Kelly Bryan, 44, was strangled to death and her death was ruled a homicide, according to a news release. Craig Bryan, 48, died of a self-inflicted neck wound and his death has been ruled a suicide.

Police believe the incident began as a domestic dispute before turning violent. The pair’s bodies were discovered by their children Sunday morning.

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