Avondale police identified the two people found buried behind a Litchfield Park home as husband and wife Hector and Larissa Flores.
Police officially confirmed their identities Aug. 11. The department did not immediately provide additional information about the pair.
Police found the bodies after officers conducting an Aug. 4 welfare check found signs of foul play inside a home near Litchfield and Indian School roads.
Investigators later found a large amount of blood inside the home and the two decomposing bodies buried in the backyard, police said.
The U.S. Marshals Service was leading the international search for their son, Matthew Christopher Flores Semyonov, after Avondale police requested federal assistance Aug. 7.
Avondale police identified
Flores as a suspect after searching the Flores' home.
The agency obtained a federal arrest warrant alleging Flores Semyonov fled the country to avoid prosecution.
The manner and primary cause of death for both Hector and Larissa Flores was pending, according to the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Police identify couple found buried in Litchfield Park backyard
