Husband, Wife Dead In Murder-Suicide In Dixon Home, Police Say: UPDATED

DIXON, CA – UPDATED, Monday, Aug. 22, 10 p.m.

The Dixon Police Department confirmed tonight that the deaths of a husband and wife found deceased Saturday in their bedroom was the result of a murder-suicide.

"It appears that sometime during the night the male, Carlos Salinas, murdered his wife, Kristy Adams, before committing suicide," the department said. "A knife was used in the commission of this crime. The motive is still unknown at this time."

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MONDAY, Aug. 22, 10:25 a.m.

A Dixon husband and wife were found deceased Saturday morning inside their home on the 600 block of Devonshire Drive, according to police.

Police responding at 8:53 a.m. to a report of a "suspicious circumstance" at the house found Kristy Adams, 43, and her husband, Carlos Salinas, 45, unresponsive in the master bedroom. Dixon Fire Department personnel pronounced both subjects dead at the scene, the Dixon Police Department said.

Police reported a "weapon believed to have been used in the commission of this crime" was recovered at the scene, but did not disclose the weapon type or manner of death. The California Department of Justice Crime Scene Investigation assisted at the home, and the case is still under investigation, police said.

Autopsy results are due from the Solano County Coroner’s Office. The Dixon PD said it is not looking for anyone else associated with this incident.

--Patch will update when more information is released.

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