Names Released in Mattoon Deaths

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Published on August 12 2019 6:08 am
Last Updated on August 12 2019 6:08 am
Written by Matt Robinson

The names of the two individuals found dead late Friday night in Mattoon have been released.

Rachel (Sigrist) McFarland along with her 37-year-old husband Joseph McFarland were found deceased in their home at about 11:55 Friday evening.

Mattoon Police, in a news release, said both had been shot and the incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide.  No furthur  information has been released.

Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers has indicated an autopsy is set for Monday.

A family member said Rachel McFarland grew up in Farina and was a 2001 graduate of South Central High School. She was a member of the Friedens United Church of Christ in Farina.

The couple had one son, Colton McFarland, who was reportedly at home at the time of the incident.