Foul play not evident in women's deaths

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- What caused the deaths of two Poplar Bluff women earlier this week will remain a mystery until toxicology tests are completed.

Dr. Russell Deidiker performed autopsies Tuesday afternoon on Margie Parker, 52, and Theresa K. Orr, 45, at Mineral Area Hospital in Farmington. The women's bodies were found in their home at 443 County Road 538 at about 2 p.m. Monday.

Although Deidiker did not determine an official cause of death during the autopsies, he "did confirm there was no evidence of foul play found on the bodies," explained Poplar Bluff police Capt. Dennis Long, spokesman for the Butler County/Poplar Bluff Major Case Squad.

"Nothing has been eliminated at this time; however, it's obvious no violence intervened that caused the deaths," he said.POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- What caused the deaths of two Poplar Bluff women earlier this week will remain a mystery until toxicology tests are completed.

Dr. Russell Deidiker performed autopsies Tuesday afternoon on Margie Parker, 52, and Theresa K. Orr, 45, at Mineral Area Hospital in Farmington. The women's bodies were found in their home at 443 County Road 538 at about 2 p.m. Monday.

Although Deidiker did not determine an official cause of death during the autopsies, he "did confirm there was no evidence of foul play found on the bodies," explained Poplar Bluff police Capt. Dennis Long, spokesman for the Butler County/Poplar Bluff Major Case Squad.

"Nothing has been eliminated at this time; however, it's obvious no violence intervened that caused the deaths," he said.