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Police: Florida couple killed landlord, lived with her body for 2 weeks

Jennifer Elam (left) and Lawrence Cannon (right) were arrested in connection to the murder of their landlord.

Police say a man and a woman are accused of killing their landlord in Florida and living with the body for two weeks while trying to decide how to dispose of it.

Clearwater police said in a news release that 42-year-old Lawrence Edward Cannon faces a first-degree murder charge after 69-year-old Mary Ring was fatally shot after the Super Bowl on Feb. 5.

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Officers went to the home on Monday to conduct a welfare check on Ring.

Authorities have charged 44-year-old Jennifer Elam with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. Cannon and Elam were booked into jail Monday afternoon.

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It wasn't clear how long the two had lived in Ring's house.

Jail records didn't list attorneys for Cannon and Elam.

Police said the couple is in the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday morning.

Here are the two suspects charged in the homicide on Engman Street where they lived with the victim's body for two weeks...

Posted by Clearwater Police Department on Tuesday, February 21, 2017