Verkkoboth deaths are being investigated as homicides, pending results from the medical examiner’s office. Roanoke county investigators identified a possible. 16, 2024, at 7:10 p. m. Husband indicted in virginia double homicide nearly a year after au pair's arrest. (ap) — a virginia man was. Verkkowayne hubert shortt jr. , 57, of franklin county, was the sole suspect in the homicide investigation, police said tuesday.