A 64-year-old New Ulm man sought in connection with the murder of his romantic partner last week has died, according to authorities. The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office on Monday said the man died of his injuries after being found unresponsive with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a vehicle in the garage at his home Friday. 57 year old Kristi Gardner,was discovered dead inside her home in rural Crystal Lake on Thursday, Jan. 9. The two deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide, Sheriff Jeff Wersal told the Star Tribune.