On April 18, 2015, 58-year-old Somkeo Thongkhamvilay was found shot to death in a field near Chestnut and Adams Avenues in Fresno, California. Rattana Chounramany, 47, was also found dead at the scene. Deputies discovered the double homicide while responding to a welfare check.

Investigators determined the killings were motivated by a perceived love triangle. Leuth Sengsongkham, Chounramany’s husband, suspected an affair and shot both victims. Sengsongkham fled Fresno County but was later located in Henderson, Nevada, where he turned himself in, confessed, and was extradited back to Fresno County to face charges.

Sengsongkham was charged with two counts of murder; a jury later convicted him of first-degree murder for Thongkhamvilay and second-degree murder for Chounramany, and found he used a firearm. The case underscores the lethal consequences of domestic jealousy.