The couple have been identified by family and friends as 48-year-old Chris Peppelman and his wife Nicole , 43 . One of the couple 's sons called 911 just before 1pm on Tuesday when he came home and found his parents dead . Mr and WFMZ were covered in cuts believed to have been caused by a chainsaw . So far , authorities will only classify Mrs Peppelman 's death as a homicide - suggesting that the incident could be a murder-suicide . Friends say the couple was going though troubles , and that Mrs Peppelman had moved out of the home with their three boys .
The couple have been identified by family and friends as 48-year-old Chris Peppelman and his wife Nicole , 43 . One of the couple 's sons called 911 just before 1pm on Tuesday when he came home and found his parents dead . Mr and Mrs Peppelmen were covered in cuts believed to have been caused by a chainsaw . So far , authorities will only classify Mrs Peppelman 's death as a homicide - suggesting that the incident could be a murder-suicide . Friends say the couple was going though troubles , and that Mrs Peppelman had moved out of the home with their three boys .