Names of couple in NE Rochester murder-suicide released
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(ABC 6 News) – The names of a deceased Iowan couple found in a probable NE Rochester home murder-suicide were released Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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Dale Nelson, 67, and Alberta Nelson, 65, were found dead at 510 16th Street NE Sept. 5, after Rochester police conducted a welfare check.
According to the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiners’ Office, Alberta Nelson was stabbed to death — her cause of death was ruled a homicide, and caused by “homicidal violence, including sharp force injuries.”
Dale Nelson, her husband, cut his own neck with a steak knife, according to the Examiners’ Office.
Dale Nelson, 67, and Alberta Nelson, 65, were found dead at 510 16th Street NE Sept. 5, after Rochester police conducted a welfare check.
His death was ruled a suicide.
Both Nelsons had the Rochester address where they were found listed as their residence.