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The mystery of what caused the death of a 46-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman found in the rear of a home at 3124 Orleans Avenue was solved today when an autopsy revealed the two died of stab wounds.

Kenneth Lewis and Brenda Joyce Jackson died of "multiple stab wounds" said John Gagliano, chief investigator for the coroner's office, which conducted the autopsy Thursday and officially identified the pair, whose deaths were "unclassified" Wednesday.

"There were more than 10 stab wounds in each body," Gagliano said.

Police Wednesday said the bodies were too badly decomposed to determine their identities or the cause of death.

Authorities closed a portion of Orleans Avenue from North Rendon Street to Lopez Street for hours Wednesday while New Orleans Police officers and FBI agents gathered evidence from the crime scene.

A son of Kenneth Lewis discovered the bodies in the home Wednesday and called police. Neighbors said the son was "screaming and wailing."

Relatives described Lewis as a "Wild Man" member of Fi Yi Yi Mardi Gras Indians who liked to sip his beer and chat. On Sundays, he'd gather with a tiny congregation at the Holy Aid Comfort Spiritual Church at 1644 Villere St. and lead the group in prayer.

Charles Andrews, a half-brother of Lewis, said Jackson was a short-order cook who his brother was with for years, but he knew little else about her.

-The Times-Picayune

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