Husband, wife found dead inside League City home from apparent murder-suicide

LEAGUE CITY, Texas – An investigation is underway after a couple was found dead inside their home Monday morning, according to the League City Police Department.

Officers responded to the home, located in the 100 block of Magnolia Estates Drive, around 9:30 a.m. after receiving a welfare check request for a man who had not shown up for work.

As officers searched the perimeter of the home, they saw a woman lying on the floor inside, police said. Officers forced entry and found a man and woman dead from what appears to be a murder-suicide. Weapons were recovered at the scene.

The victim is identified as 57-year-old Sally Staehli and the deceased suspect is 54-year-old Lance Staehli.

No further details were immediately released.

Anyone with information related to this incident is being asked to call Detective O’Neal at 281-554-1885.

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Previous murder-suicides in the Greater Houston area reported this year:

• Man, woman found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Galveston County
• HPD: Man fatally shoots woman, teen before turning gun on himself in murder-suicide in Meyerland
• HCSO: 3 teens, 1 man dead in apparent murder-suicide at Galena Park home; 2 children escape to seek help
• Married couple leaves behind notes before dying in murder-suicide in Spring Branch, police say
• 2 found dead in possible murder-suicide after welfare check in SW Houston, HPD says
• Man shoots woman he used to date before turning gun on himself in murder-suicide in Montrose, police say
• 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide reported in NW Harris County, deputies say
• Teen finds couple dead from apparent murder-suicide at apartment in Channelview area, deputies say