Arkansas State Police say the bodies of a Jackson County man and woman were discovered by authorities Friday night after a local fire department extinguished a fire inside a Beedeville residence, south of Newport
According to a media release, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate the deaths.
And, special agents of the state police Criminal Investigation Division began what is described as a “homicide investigation” on Saturday, the release said.
The bodies of Kathy Holloway, 60, and Keith Dewayne Woolbright, 43, were found inside the home at 10214 Arkansas Highway 37 shortly after 8:30 p.m. Authorities say both resided at the residence.
The manner and cause of the deaths will be determined by the state medical examiner.
Meanwhile agents are also working to determine the cause and origin of the fire.
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