Coroner: Elderly Couple Was Stabbed To Death

Gary and Helen Wells, the couple discovered dead in their Terramont Drive home Wednesday morning, were stabbed to death, the Greenville County Coroner's Office confirmed Thursday. 

Deputy Coroner Mike Ellis told Patch that autopsies conducted Thursday revealed that Gary Wells, 78, and Helen Wells, 77, died from multiple "sharp force trauma," and confirmed that both deaths had been classified as homicides. 

The Wellses, active members at Taylors Baptist Church, were discovered Wednesday morning after the housekeeper couldn't get anyone to come to the door at their 10 Terramont Drive home. The housekeeper went to the next door neighbors, who often do yard work for the couple, to ask for help. The neighbors found the couple dead inside when they came to investigate. 

The Sheriff's Office has maintained that they do not believe there is an immediate threat to the general public in the case.

Jonathan Smith, public information officer for the GCSO said Thursday that Helen Wells had filed a report with the agency on Sept. 26 because her bank account had been compromised and someone had made fraudulent charges against her bank account. An active investigation into financial transaction card fraud is still ongoing by the GCSO's economic crimes investigator, Smith said. There has been no indication whether or not that incident is at all related to the slayings. 

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