I think something is definitely not right. I assume autopsies are being done. I hope the AP picks up the story once answers are found out and this story doesn’t just drop off the map.
A couple found dead is not something to pass off as people die all the time. This isn’t one person having a cardiac event, something happened to that couple.
One person who was telling me about it suggested maybe it’s pesticides. I couldn’t help remembering being in Casa de Campo and the house (it was owned by my BIL’s boss) was so sprayed with pesticides we couldn’t stay in there very long. Completely saturated. We stayed longer than I felt comfortable at the time, because I was worried it was poisoning us. I felt fine, but it was unbelievable. Mind you, I spray my house myself, and I’m not overly paranoid about these things, but it was thick in the air. The cabinets were open and I would hope they would wash every dish before using any. I can’t emphasize enough how bad it was.
That was a personal home, but still, the resorts might using very bad chemicals in the hotels.
That’s just a theory anyway, I have no idea really what is happening. Some horrible person could be poisoning people, like the horrible guy who tampered with Tylenol back many years ago. Some bad people out there. Scary.
I was there about 20 years ago visiting my SIL who was living in Santo Domingo at the time. We drove out to Casa de Campo for the day one day. Many famous and wealthy people have homes in Casa de Campo, but the surrounding areas as you approach are very poor. We didn’t have someone armed with us in Casa de Campo or Santa Domingo, we walked around freely. My SIL didn’t like living there. Her ex still lives there, and her kids still visit their father over there. I don’t think they feel especially unsafe.