A Florida couple who blogged about their “RV life” have been found dead inside their motorhome in an apparent murder-suicide, according to reports.
Anissa Osborne, 56, and her husband of 15 years, Christopher Osborne, 51, were discovered dead with gunshot wounds inside their vehicle at the Ocean Pond Campground in Osceola National Forest Sunday.
They worked at the site as hosts, managing its operations and assisting visitors since taking on the role in December, and were known for cheerfully documenting their “tiny life” on Facebook and Instagram.
“My wife, my angel. I can’t live without you,” Christopher Osborne wrote in tribute to Anissa, a former nurse, on Facebook just a matter of months ago.
Officers from the Baker County Sheriff's Office were responding to a welfare check raised by other campers when their bodies were discovered and said they believed Christopher had shot Anissa before turning the gun on himself.
Their deaths are being investigated by the sheriff’s office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the state Medical Examiner’s Office.
Sharon Alvarez, the dead man’s aunt, told First Coast News that Christopher’s post declaring his love for Anissa was typical of his social media output: “He was always posting things about the love of his life and how much he loved his wife.
“To know that he killed her... this makes no sense.”
Also paying tribute was Laura Lorenzo Curry, Anissa’s cousin, who described her as a “very, very happy, just a very kind of free spirit… She was a really vibrant, bubbly personality, absolutely hilarious.
“We were so thrilled when we first met Chris because he was such a sweet soul. But sometimes sweet souls can have a lot of things we don’t even know about.”
Deborah Helm Sells, another of Anissa’s cousins, wrote on Facebook: “RIP Christopher Osborne, I am so angry at you right now, I want to beat you hard with the walking stick you made me!!
“But I know she would tell me to forgive you, and I know she loved Jesus and called him by his name, so I know she is with him now.”
Anissa’s Facebook page featured regular selfies with her husband and dogs, giving every appearance of a happy couple content with their lifestyle.
Her most recent posts show off new custom artwork she had commissioned to decorate their home and document the snowfall seen from their window last winter.
“God reminds us sometimes to slow down, take a pause, and re-set,” she wrote in a caption accompanying the video.
