Couple identified in murder-suicide at Conroe home

CONROE, Texas – A married couple that was found dead from a murder-suicide at a home in Conroe Tuesday was identified, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies responded to reports of a welfare check in the 17100 block of Spindle Oaks Drive at around 2:36 p.m.

Authorities said when they arrived at the scene, they located the bodies of a man and woman in a “decomposition state.” They have been identified by deputies as 74-year-old Ilias Karamanolis and 76-year-old Maria Paragios.

According to MCSO, this was an isolated incident and there was no threat to the public. Maria was reportedly the victim in the case.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones at this difficult time,” a spokesperson for MCSO said in a statement.

Deputies are waiting on a medical examiner to determine exactly how the couple died.

MCSO’s Homicide and Violent Crimes detectives, along with crime scene investigators, are conducting an investigation.


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