No foul play suspected in deaths of couple found outside home

FRANKLIN, Ohio (AP) — Coroner’s officials in southwest Ohio said preliminary results from autopsies indicate a 70-year-old woman found dead outside her home died of a head injury probably received in a fall and her 76-year-old husband found nearby died of a heart attack.

Both were found behind their home near Franklin in below- freezing weather about 2 p.m. Saturday.

Investigators said neither was dressed appropriately for temperatures in the teens.

Warren County investigators suspect Dorothy Rudd hit her head when she fell in a deck area and that Melvin Rudd died after going to help her.

They said he had a history of heart trouble, and both had Alzheimer’s disease symptoms.

Final results from the autopsies are not expected for several weeks.