Investigation Launched into Deaths of Husband and Wife
April 2, 2025
UPDATE: April 3, 2025
The Baltimore County Police Homicide Unit is investigating this incident as a murder/suicide.
ORIGINAL: April 2, 2025
Homicide detectives from the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the 3500 block of Avery Hill Drive on Tuesday, April 1, after an adult male and female were found deceased with apparent gunshot wounds. A preliminary investigation suggests that one of the deceased suffered from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Further information will be provided once the manner of death is determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The deceased have been identified as 59-year-old Karen Franklin and 63-year-old Gary Franklin. The circumstances surrounding these deaths remain under investigation.