Suspected ‘murderer’s chilling call to his mother’ before locals heard blood-curdling scream – and couple found dead in suspected murder-suicide in their city unit

A man found dead next to a woman in a Melbourne beachside suburb reportedly told his mother he planned to kill his estranged wife.

The 41-year-old woman from Mordialloc was found dead next to a 38-year-old man from St Kilda, who is suspected of carrying out the fatal attack.

Witnesses told reporters at the scene that they approached the feuding couple around 11 a.m. Thursday in an attempt to “ease the tension.”

It remains unclear how the pair died, with Detective Inspector Scott Dwyer revealing little more than confirming the deceased knew each other.

On Thursday, Sherele Moody, who runs a website that tracks the number of women murdered across Australia, claimed she had been contacted by someone who confirmed the horrific allegations.

‘The man committed suicide. “I confirmed they were separated and he contacted his mother and told her he planned to kill the woman,” she told her social media followers.

“They were divorced not so long ago.”

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Moody and Victoria Police to clarify the statement.

The discovery came after one of the victim’s colleagues called triple zero.

A neighbor said she heard a ‘blood-curdling scream’ after a woman discovered the bodies just before 11am on Thursday (Picture: Detectives arrive on scene in Mordialloc)

Forensic detectives, police and SES teams were on scene at the recorded location on Thursday

Other witnesses claimed to have seen and heard a vehicle speeding away from the scene shortly after the pair were believed to have been killed.

Ange Notta told it Herald Sun Just before the grim discovery, he heard a car speeding from the street.

‘I heard a car, it just turned off, which was unusual. “I just thought it was someone leaving the street in distress,” he said.

“I just heard the car and screeching wheels.”

Mr Notta claimed detectives asked neighbors if they had noticed a yellow Volkswagen in the area.

The man and woman were discovered at a property on James Sreet in Mordialloc in Melbourne’s south-east (police and SES teams are pictured at the scene)

However, police later told Daily Mail Australia that the car is no longer involved in the tragedy.

The pair were discovered just before 11am on Thursday at a property on James Street in Mordialloc, in the south-east of the city.

Photos from the crime scene show SES crews assisting police as a crime scene was established on the residential street.

Neighbor Jade Lindsay said she heard a loud scream from a ‘very distressed’ woman who had discovered the bodies.

“It was a very disturbing, blood-curdling scream that really scared me because it lasted so long,” she told the newspaper Herald Sun.

“It’s quite disturbing to hear… that lady who was shouting was clearly very upset.”

Ms Lindsay said a man and a woman, believed to be in their 30s, were walking up and down the pavement outside the house.

She saw the man stop and put his head in his hands.

Victoria Police said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.

“The circumstances surrounding the deaths have yet to be determined,” police said.

‘Officers have cordoned off the area and a crime scene has been established.’

There is no threat to the community.