OC Couple Found Dead In Apparent New Year's Eve Murder-Suicide

ANAHEIM, CA — A man and woman were found dead in their Anaheim home in what police believe was a murder-suicide that occured on New Year's Eve. The two were in a relationship and lived together at the home.

Their bodies were discovered by family members who then called the police, officials said.

The bodies of 27-year-old Ricardo Pedro Valenzuela and 24-year-old Samantha Lee Price were found in their Orange County home in the 300 block of W. Del Monte Drive, according to Sgt. Shane Carringer of the Anaheim Police Department.

Detectives believe Valenzuela murdered Price and then committed suicide, Carringer said.

Police did not release additional details on how they died.

The City News Service contributed to this report.