Police investigating deaths of woman and son found dead in southwestern Illinois house
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An East Carondelet woman and here son were found dead in a house on South Seventh Street on Saturday night. Authorities don’t know how they died.
Helen C. Strattmann, 91, and David D. Strattmann, 57, were pronounced dead at 4:45 p.m. and 4:48 p.m., according to St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr.
Autopsies are scheduled for Monday.
Six agents with the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation, Zone 6, responded to a call about 4:15 p.m. to investigate a report of two bodies in a residence, according to Mindy Carroll, a spokeswoman.
“The cause of death is unknown at this time,” Carroll’s press release stated.
No further details were released.
Carolyn Smith
Belleville News-Democrat