Harrowing details emerge over husband found dead with his wife at Florida retirement home

An elderly husband who was found dead with his wife at their Florida retirement home on New Year's Eve had a large butcher-style knife sticking out of his stomach while she his partner of 50 years was lying in a pool of blood nearby, police have revealed.

The disturbing details about the 'random' killings of Darryl Getman, 83, and Sharon Getman, 80, who had Waterman Village in Mount Dora, Florida, to live out their golden years, have been released in a 12-page probable cause affidavit, filed Monday. 

Court document shows that when police came to their home at around 4 p.m. on New Year's Eve, they discovered the wife lying in a T-shirt and underwear in the entryway in a puddle of blood. There were white towels beside her, suggesting that someone may have tried to assist her or clean up the mess.

Her husband of more than 50 years was found nearby. He had 'severe head and facial trauma as well as a large butcher-style knife with a yellow handle stuck to the hilt in his abdomen,' according to the affidavit.

Disturbing new details about the savage killings of Darryl Getman, 83, and Sharon Getman, 80, (pictured) at a Florida retirement community were released in a 12-page probable cause affidavit

Vickie Williams, 50, (pictured) has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and grand theft of a motor vehicle for allegedly murdering the couple and stealing their vehicle

The couple's green 2019 Kia Soul was not at the property and surveillance video taken from the area showed the car speeding away in the early hours

Police said last week that a concerned neighbor had seen the Getmans' garage door open and called security, adding that when security responded they found the couple dead.

'(Sharon) had head trauma and a large amount of blood from her abdomen, which ran out and pooled behind her in the entryway,' police wrote.

Police said that Darryl appeared to have sustained defensive wounds, indicating that he had tried to fend off the attacker.

Investigators are waiting for a medical examiner's report to determine the couple's exact causes of death.

Detectives also discovered a wet bloodstained towel in the guest bathroom, suggesting a clean-up attempt, curly black hairs that may have belonged to the suspect, and a bloody shoe. 

Police have charged Vickie Williams, 50, with two counts of first-degree murder and grand theft of a motor vehicle after she was found driving the couple's car. 

The Getmans' children said the elderly couple had lived in Mount Dora for more than 20 years and 'truly loved the area'. Police said the senseless murder appeared to be a 'random' crime

There were bare footprints all across the apartment and in the garage.

The couple's green 2019 Kia Soul was not at the property and surveillance video taken from the area showed the car speeding away in the early hours.

Sharon Getman's purse and phone were also absent. Her son later told police officers that his mother had left her belongings inside the vehicle with the keys in the ignition.

Police sent out bulletins asking other law enforcement agencies to look out for the stolen Kia, and used data from license plate readers and pings from Sharon's phone to ultimately hunt down Williams in Savannah, Georgia.

The woman was discovered sitting in the murdered couple's car in an Amtrak parking lot and she was taken into custody without incident on the night of January 2.

Sharon's cellphone and purse were found inside the car. The exterior of the vehicle was stained with what appeared to be blood, the affidavit stated.

Pictured: Police hold a conference revealing details of the incident that took place at the retirement complex in Mount Dora on December 31

Police took samples of Williams' hair and DNA, as well as fingerprints and ink prints of her feet, to compare with crime scene evidence.

During a police interview, Williams revealed she was homeless and living out of her car.

She claimed that the Kia she was found in was handed to her by a friend named Fuller Blue to stay in for a few days.

She also said that she stayed in Savannah in the days preceding and following December 31, and that she had not visited Florida in two years.

When she was shown screenshots from a surveillance video depicting a black woman wandering about Waterman Village around the time of the Getmans' killings, Williams repeatedly denied that it was her.

However, Williams' parents living in Ohio identified the person in those pictures as their daughter, according to the court filing.

Additionally, a latent palmprint taken from a dryer in the Getmans' home was matched to Williams' prints.

No motive has been released so far, but Mount Dora police previously described the murders as random.

Williams appeared remotely in court on Saturday and was ordered held without bond. Her arraignment is set to take place on January 30.

The Getmans' children, Anthony and Brittany, said in a statement released by the police department last week: 'We are stunned, devastated and heartbroken by the horrific murder of our parents.

'Mom and Dad had been residents of Mount Dora for over 20 years and truly loved the area.

'They were enjoying their golden years staying active and spending time with their many friends.'

The siblings added that they 'have every confidence' in the police and 'look forward to a successful resolution'.