California woman dead in murder-suicide may have given thousands to a scammer claiming to be Tom Selleck

An elderly California couple found dead in a suspected murder-suicide had recently been scammed by someone posing as actor Tom Selleck, a longtime friend said

An elderly California couple found dead in a suspected murder-suicide had recently been scammed by someone posing as actor Tom Selleck, a longtime friend said.

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Donald Whitaker, 80, and his wife, Karen Whitaker, 79, were found dead May 15 in their Bermuda Dunes home after someone requested a welfare check, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

They both had traumatic injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.