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ST. CLOUD, Fla. - The St. Cloud Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide after finding the bodies of a woman and her brother Sunday morning, according to officials.

Police responded The Mark Mobile Home Community in the area of 10th Street and US 192 to conduct a wellness check after a relative reported not seeing the residents for days, officers said.

Officers found the bodies of Nereida Ramirez and Frankie Ortiz, both in their 60s, at the home upon a check.

Police said Ramirez had multiple stab wounds and was in an advanced state of decomposition. Ortiz died by self-strangulation sometime after his sister's death, according to police. The siblings lived together in the home, officials said.

"While we are confident there is no ongoing threat to the co

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