A man and woman have been charged with murder in a double homicide uncovered Thursday at a home in a quiet neighborhood.
UPDATE: According to police, as a result of the findings through finger prints and dental records, the victims of the double homicide that occurred on July 25, 2013 in the 1300 block of Monarch Reach have been identified as Cindy Jensen-Ellett, 54 and Anthony Barone, 59.
Police said Friday that all four had been staying in the home together.
Chesapeake General District Court records show Ryan Martinez, 34, and Airika Liljegren, 38, were arraigned Friday, charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a body. Martinez also is charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
On Thursday morning, police were called to the home in the 1300 block of Monarch Reach, spokeswoman Kelly O’Sullivan said. The man and woman they found inside apparently had been dead for several days.
Martinez and Liljegren were at the home when police arrived, O’Sullivan said.
A judge decided on Monday that Martinez will serve a total of 53 years in prison, followed by 12 years of probation. He received 40 years for the second-degree murder charge and three years for the firearm charge. He additionally received 10 years for two counts of Transporting a Dead Body.
Martinez’s mother, Cindy Jensen-Ellett, was also found dead inside the home on Monarch Reach.
Martinez’s girlfriend, Airika Liljegren, was also arrested and charged for Jensen-Ellett’s murder.
Barone was found shot to death underneath a pile of clothes in a closet upstairs. Jensen-Ellet’s body was found wrapped in a blue tarp, hidden behind cardboard boxes in the garage.
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