An elderly couple found dead inside their California home in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide had been targeted as part of a scam, according to a longtime friend who says the woman believed she was communicating with actor Tom Selleck.
Donald Whitaker, 80, and his wife, Karen Whitaker, 79, were found dead on May 15 during a welfare check at their home in Bermuda Dunes, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said. Both had suffered traumatic injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.
