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Coroner Identifies Two People Found Dead in New Castle Home

Detectives await forensic results as officials describe an isolated case with no community threat.

Overview

  • New Castle police responded around 10 a.m. Wednesday to a home in the 2500 block of South 23rd Street.
  • Officers found two residents deceased inside the house.
  • The Henry County Coroner identified the victims as Nicholas Neal, 33, and Sheri Burgess, 77.
  • Autopsies and additional forensic testing are pending to determine the cause of death.
  • Investigators believe the deaths are related and confined to the residence, and they report no known threat to the public.