EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — Arkansas State Police is investigating a double homicide at the request of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office after officials discovered two deceased individuals in the 3000 block of West Highway 62, just east of Eureka Springs.

According to reports, deputies were responding to a welfare check on Friday, November 14, when they located the bodies of 77-year-old Joy Bennett Willmeth and 71-year-old Robert Leo Willmeth.

Both victims appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds, and their bodies were transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the cause and manner of death.

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