SILVERHILL — A mother and daughter, Samantha Combs , 18, and her mother, Donna Henderson, 52, were found just before midnight Monday, March 8 in their mobile home.

Police first thought the two women were overcome by carbon monoxide from the home’s heating system, but according to news reports, Silverhill Police Chief Kim Wasdin now says the deaths are being treated as an active homicide investigation.

The pair, Wasdin said, were last seen late Friday night.

Baldwin County Coroner Stan Vinson says that a friend of Combs left a note on Combs’ car Sunday.

When the friend found the note still on Combs’ car, the friend called someone who used to live with the mother and daughter and still had a key. The pair entered, saw a body and contacted police.

Two of the cats that lived in the home were found dead, two were found alive, and one is still missing.