Police: Miami Gardens married couple’s death was murder-suicide case

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Firefighters recovered Rhonda Spencer, left, and Tim Fordham, right, dormant connected May 7 successful Miami Gardens. (Courtesy household photos and Local 10 News archive video of May 7 fire)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Detectives described the caller deaths of a 65-year-old pistillate and her 59-year-old hubby of 20 years arsenic a murder-suicide successful Miami Gardens, constabulary said.

A occurrence connected May 7 destroyed the location wherever Rhonda Spencer and her hubby Tim Fordham lived and died successful Miami Gardens, according to police.

Sepencer’s nephew Tamonjamin Williams said an detonation woke him up soon earlier 3:30 a.m., connected May 7 astatine the location on Northwest 185 Terrace.

“The ceiling wrong the chamber was connected apical of me. I started calling for them ... I couldn’t get retired the doorway ... God pulled the doorway unfastened and past I went out,” Williams said aft the fire.

When their loved ones met for a vigil connected Wednesday, Spencer’s sister, Jamie Spenser, described their deaths arsenic an unexpected and horrible “senseless murder” and said she was gladsome Williams survived.

Detectives asked anyone with accusation astir this oregon different cases to telephone Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers astatine 305-471-8477 to stay anonymous.

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