Man, Woman Found Dead in Republican Activist's Home

A man and woman were found dead in a home at 1280 Church St., Fogelsville on Thursday morning and police are investigating, according to multiple reports.

Investigator Peter Nickischer of  confirmed the department is investigating an incident on Church Street in conjunction with the Lehigh County District Attorney's office.

"We aren't releasing anything else at this time," he said.

The home is owned by Adrienne Snelling, the wife of lifelong Republican activist Charles D. Snelling, according to Lehigh County property records. It's a well-kept, tan ranch that sits on a hill across the street from farmland and near .

Snelling, a recent participant in a New York Times blog project chronicling the lives of adults over 70, wrote about his wife's struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

"Six years ago tragedy struck our household. My dear, sweet Adrienne was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This relentless wasting disease destroys the mind. Although she is a very, very sick puppy, she remains to this day a sweet, happy, loving and generous person. How lucky for both of us.

So it is. Sixty-one years ago, a partner to our marriage who knew how to nurture, nurtured a partner who needed nurturing. Now, sixty-one years later, a partner who is learning how to nurture is nurturing a partner who needs nurturing."

Currently, a guard from Security Guards Inc. is protecting the house from the bottom of the driveway. When asked who hired him, he said, "I don't know anything about it, and that's the way I like it."

There are about six cars at the top of driveway by the house. It appears police have left the scene.

A deputy coroner told the Morning Call that the identity of the victims will not be released until next of kin are notified. Autopsies will be performed Friday morning.

Authorities were called to the home around 9 a.m., according to police.

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