Richmond County authorities are investigating two suspicious deaths in the same house believed to be a mother and son.
When the pair missed rent at their residence on the 2000 block of Maryland Avenue, the landlord called Monday afternoon for a wellness check. Authorities found the decomposing bodies of a woman and man in different parts of the house.
“They had been dead for a while,” Coroner Mark Bowen said, adding that it was likely weeks.
The house was being rented by Sue Ann Francisco and her adult son, Robert Francisco, and their identities were confirmed in July. The coroner said autopsy results showed they died of an overdose of fentanyl and cocaine.
In an unrelated case, the Coroner’s Office is also investigating a suspicious death on the 1200 block of Derby Lane. The Coroner’s Office responded to the call Monday evening. Telphanie Burgess, 51, was found in her residence. Burgess has been sent to the lab for an autopsy, Bowen said.
