UPDATE- Names Released In Murray Double Murder

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The Calloway County Coroner has identified two women who were murdered on Catalina Drive Thursday night.

According to Murray Police, Police first got a call from someone on Catalina Drive around 9 pm Thursday saying they had returned home and found a woman dead next to their garage door. When police arrived they discovered she lived next door, after checking the home next door a second woman was found dead inside the home along with 51-year-old Shannon Scott who was in the bathroom of the residence.

Calloway County Coroner Ricky Garland identified the women as 77-year-old Evelyn Scott and 37-year-old Tera Todd both of Murray.

Scott was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary, tampering with physical evidence, animal cruelty and two counts of murder.

Both women were taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville for autopsies Friday.

Police ask if you have any information on this crime to call Murray Police Department at 270-753-1621.