HIGHLAND FALLS – A husband and wife are dead in a murder-suicide
stemming from domestic incident in Highland Falls.
State Police were called to their home on Knox Road around 8:40 a.m. Friday
and found both dead.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Mario Vanzetta, 41, killed
his wife, Stephanie Vanzetta, 41, before taking his own life. It is believed
Vanzetta used a gun he owned, shot his wife outside and then dragged her
body into their house.
The couple has three children.
One area resident who knew the couple said Vanzetta was an air marshal.
Autopsies will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.
