The two people whose bodies were discovered in a Northgate hotel room on Saturday were identified by police as Shawn Elizabeth Curry, 59, and Donald Eugene Bradley, 81.
They were married and each died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Police believe the two died in a murder-suicide in a room at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel at 1010 Northgate Drive.
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Curry and Bradley had recently returned from Mexico where they had been living. She worked as a real estate agent in Baja California. It is believed Curry had a sister in San Rafael.
San Rafael Police spokeswoman Margo Rohrbacher said the case is under investigation and no further information is available.
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Employees at the hotel called 911 Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. after they used an emergency key to enter the room of a couple who hadn't checked out as expected, according to the police.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene. A firearm was found in the room.
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