Police are investigating Courtney Hulet’s, 20, and Cameron Hulet’s, 28, mysterious deaths in their apartment on Tuesday, October 18.
The Dundee, Michigan, couple was found dead on the floor right by their kitchen table.
When investigators arrived at the scene just after 1 a.m., they discovered bags of uneaten Taco Bell takeout near the bodies
A neighbor who stopped by their apartment around 9 p.m. believed Courtney and Cameron, who were ultimately found on their side and facedown respectively, to be sleeping.
When she checked in again three hours later and saw they hadn’t moved at all, she called police.
“It’s really a puzzle,” Dundee Village Manager Dave Uhl told Monroe News. “There is no indication as to what happened. It’s a mystery.”
Authorities believe drugs are a probable cause (drug paraphernalia was found inside the apartment and a pound of marijuana was found on the table, seemingly being divided up for sale).
However, they have not yet been able to officially confirm the couple’s cause of death.
There are no signs of trauma or a break-in that would’ve indicated foul play.
The husband and wife, who have been identified as Cameron Hulet and Courtney Hulet had been living in Monroe County for just six months.
But authorities were familiar with the couple.
“Cameron had some drug issues,” Dundee Village manager and former police chief David Uhl told US Weekly.
“Our department had also responded there several times on domestic issues. A lot of complaints from neighbors saying there was yelling and screaming.”
According to FOX 2, the state’s Child Protective Services recently removed two young children from the same apartment.
They are currently in foster care.
A Facebook post from the Dundee Police Department confirms the children were the Hulets’ and they were with CPS at the time of their parents’ deaths.
FOX 2 notes Cameron has a criminal record dating back 10 years. Autopsy results and toxicology reports are pending.
While Uhl suspects drugs were involved, police are awaiting the results of a toxicology report to determine the cause of death.
“I don’t think Cameron and Courtney died from marijuana,” Uhl said.
“But marijuana can be laced with something, and we’re having a lot of trouble with fentanyl. That can kill you immediately.”
According to Uhl, detectives are pulling video from Taco Bell to determine if anyone else was with the Hulets that evening.
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