George Willard Chapin, 87, and his wife Pauline Chapin, 77, were found murdered in their Rancho Palos Verdes home at 28065 East Palos Verdes Drive on October 3, 2000. The retired mechanical engineer and his wife, married nearly 50 years and well-known locally, had been beaten and shot in a brutal attack that shocked the neighborhood.

Investigators describe a savage assault inside the couple’s home. Despite repeated reviews of the case and continued investigative attention, no arrests or publicly named suspects have been announced. In 2015 an investigator said hopes remained that advances in DNA technology might produce new leads.

Anyone with memories of the neighborhood, the Chapins, or who has information that could help resolve this case is asked to come forward.