When officers arrived and looked more closely, they found the lifeless bodies of both Runolfsons in bed.Ī hostess who answered the phone at La Caille Sunday night said the restaurant did not have any type of statement to release. The hotel manager then left the room and called police. When he entered the room, he found Lisa Runolfson lifeless on the bed and what appeared to be blood. He heard the dog inside but no one answered. Saturday, a hotel manager knocked on their room door. The Runolfsons were supposed to check out of the hotel on Friday but had asked for the option of staying an extra day if they needed to, Van Wagoner said.Īt 9:45 p.m. Van Wagoner said no one in the hotel heard the gunshots. It was unknown Sunday when the murder-suicide took place. 'It appears they sat down and had a dinner with some wine,' Van Wagoner said. The Runolfsons apparently returned to the hotel and had their pet dog with them. UPD detectives put the Runolfsons on the national NCIC database, meaning any police officer who came in contact with them would be notified that they were missing. 'There was a voice mail left that stated, 'We're not coming home, don't hold a service for us,'' Van Wagoner said.

24, police say either Steven or Lisa Runolfson left a message on a relative's phone. They were last seen leaving the restaurant, however, after work on Friday, said Unified Police Lt. The couple checked into the hotel on Thursday. His wife described herself online as its decorator. Wasatch Blvd., as well as its president and chief executive officer. Steven Runolfson is a co-owner of the upscale French restaurant La Caille, 9565 S. There's no indication he murdered her without her being a willing participant.' 'We believe they had agreed to end each other's lives.

'It looks like from information from the family and from the scene that it was a mutual agreement that they were going to end their lives,' said Provo Police Sgt. But they said that based on information detectives had collected, they believed the two fulfilled a pact to end their lives together. Provo police released limited information Sunday about the incident. Steven Runolfson, 56, and his wife, Lisa Runolfson, 57, were found by hotel staff of the Provo Marriott about 9:45 p.m. PROVO – The co-owner of Utah's well-known La Caille restaurant and his wife were found dead in a hotel room Christmas night, the apparent result of a murder-suicide.

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