Re: Florida - Mother and adult child dead - Exhibited flu-like symptoms, - Ex-husband under observation
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Women found dead in Mims home identified
Man who found bodies still in hospital, officials say
Published On: Feb 07 2012 03:04:34 PM EST Updated On: Feb 07 2012 07:02:55 PM EST
MIMS, Fla. - Brevard County sheriff's deputies have released the identities on Tuesday of the two women who were found dead in a Mims home Monday afternoon.
Deputies said Kathrine Myers, 65, and Jerri Brown, 50, who they believe to be related, were found dead in their home on the 1800 block Hallum Avenue, just south of State Road 46 Monday afternoon.
A family member, who detectives think is the ex-husband of Myers and father of Brown, found them and called 911. Deputies identified that man as Jerry Lee Hawkins, 69, who is still hospitalized as of Tuesday.
Hawkins was taken to the hospital because he had some sort of upper-respiratory condition. They are waiting on his test results, deputies said. He suffers from Alzheimer's and dementia.
Deputies also released the 911 calls from Hawkins after he found the women.
"Yes I need someone to come out and to find out what?s wrong with two women, I can't get them awake," Hawkins told dispatchers.
According to a Brevard County sheriff's news release, Myers and Brown were found in separate bathrooms and appeared to be sleeping. Hawkins called authorities after he couldn't wake up either of the women.
Investigators said they haven't found any physical evidence suggesting injury or traumatic death. They believe it could be illness that killed the women, but they said they don't know for sure.
The Brevard County Medical Examiner is doing autopsies, which are expected to be back in a couple of weeks.