FRYEBURG — Authorities continue to investigate the apparent murder-suicide involving a local couple whose bodies were discovered early Tuesday morning.
Maine State Police believe Mark Buzzell, 52, shot and killed his wife Jody Buzzell, also 52, on Monday afternoon inside their home on West Fryeburg Road. Jody Buzzell's death is the first homicide to occur in Maine this year.
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