A 33-year-old Iranian woman who had been in the country less than two months was found dead inside a suitcase in St. John’s earlier this week, according to police.
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Given that the man was found dead a day before his wife’s body was discovered, police are still investigating whether it was a murder-suicide. “We have a process where we’ll refer to the office of the chief medical examiner to consult before we rule the cause of death,” Cadigan explained.
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