Just hours after their case was aired on "America's Most Wanted," two murder fugitives from Idaho were found dead in an SUV northwest of Tucson late Saturday.
The two women died in a suicide pact, according to sheriff's officials.
Found dead in the Dodge Durango in a remote area were Tina Rose Loesch, 37, and Skye M. Hanson, 44.
Both were charged with murder in the 1998 death of Loesch’s mother in Post Falls, Idaho. The two women had fled the state in 2000, the sheriff’s department said.
A passing motorist reported a car on the side of the road near West Mile Wide and North Reservation roads about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Deputy Jeffrey Donovan said in a news release Sunday morning.
Deputies arrived to find the bodies inside the car.
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An autopsy Monday ruled the deaths a homicide and suicide. The deaths were part of a suicide pact, the sheriff’s department said. The sheriff's department said the two women suffered gunshot wounds.
The sheriff’s department learned that both had warrants for first-degree murder issued on Oct. 10 out of Post Falls, Idaho.
The case was featured Saturday night on the reality crime show "America's Most Wanted."
Authorities are looking for Tina Loesch’s son, Kristopher. He was last seen with his mother in Spokane, Wash., in August 2000. There is a possibility that Kristopher, who is now 18, could be in the Tucson area.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
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