The deaths of a couple who were found inside a Delaware County home Monday night have been ruled a double homicide.
Pennsylvania State Troopers went to the single-family home along Highland Drive in Chester Heights around 5:15 p.m. for a "welfare check," State Police, Troop K, Media Barracks, said in a brief news release Tuesday morning. They found the bodies of Rita Zajko, 69, and Richard Zajko, 72, inside.
Investigators could be seen going in and out of the home -- which had its Christmas lights on -- throughout Monday night.
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"The gentleman would always be cutting his grass or his yard," Dan Steinhaus, the couple's neighbor, said. "His yard was always great and we would just wave to them in passing and they were always so friendly."
Pennsylvania State Police said Thursday that their deaths were ruled a double homicide though they have not yet revealed a cause.
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Steinhaus and other neighbors told NBC10 state police have asked them questions about the killings.
"I feel terrible for the family," Steinhaus said. "It makes you wondering, you know? There are just a lot of unanswered questions. I'm sure everyone, including myself, just wants to know more."
State police asked anyone with information on the incident to call the Media Barracks at 484-840-1000. You can also call the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477).
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