Three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of two pensioners in a Buckinghamshire village.
Thames Valley Police said the arrests follow a murder investigation into the deaths of Peter Farquhar, 69, on 26 October 2015, and Ann Moore-Martin, 83, on 12 May, last year.
The causes of death for the couple, from Maids Moreton, have not yet been determined, officers said.
The force said four properties were currently being search as part of the investigation - one in Milton Keynes, two in Towcester, Northamptonshire, and another near Redruth in Cornwall.
Three men were arrested on Tuesday and remain in custody.
They include:
- A 27-year-old man from Towcester arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder, two counts of conspiracy to murder, two counts of suspicion of fraud by false representation, one count of conspiracy to defraud and two counts of burglary;
- A 31-year-old man from Redruth arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder, two counts of conspiracy to murder, two counts of suspicion of fraud by false representation, one count of conspiracy to defraud and one count of burglary;
- A 22-year-old man from Milton Keynes arrested on suspicion of one count of conspiracy to defraud, one count of conspiring to commit fraud by false representation and one count of suspicion of fraud by false representation.
Mr Farquhar was a retired part-time English lecturer at the University of Buckingham. He also taught at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire and Manchester Grammar School.
His former colleague at the university Professor Stefan Hawlin said he was saddened to hear about the police investigation.
He added: "He was a charming, erudite and deeply thoughtful man, he was thoroughly learned in literature. He was very well thought of."
According to a Guardian obituary, Mr Farquhar published three novels and was a character in the 2013 football film Believe.
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Sky's Ian Woods is in the village, and says a neighbour's been telling him police made inquiries months ago:
