Crime & Safety
Father, Daughter Found Dead In Collin County Home
The 26-year-old woman was strangled to death and a 58-year-old man died from suicide by hanging, police say.
LUCAS, TX — Two bodies were found Sunday afternoon in a home in the 300 block of Ingram Lane in the North Texas town of Lucas.
An investigation from police has determined the bodies belong to 58-year-old Donald Zriny and his 26-year-old daughter Amanda Zriny.
Amanda Zriny's death was ruled homicide by strangulation, and Donald's was ruled suicide, Collin County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
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Donald Zriny served on the Lucas City Council from 2005 to 2012.
Mayor Jim Olk of Lucas said Monday in a statement, "It is truly sad when anyone loses their life. Don Zriny helped guide and mold the City of Lucas while he was on the Lucas City Council from 2005 through 2012. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family in this time of loss.”
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