Photographer Witness James William "Ike" AltgensOn December 12, 1995, Ike and Clara Altgens were found dead in separate rooms in their home in Dallas.
A Houston Chronicle article quoted a nephew, Dallas attorney Ron Grant, as saying his aunt Clara had been very ill with heart trouble and other health problems, and both of them had long suffered from the flu.
Carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty furnace may also have played a role in their deaths.