Paul E. Ladue, 51, was found dead at his home on the 300 block of Deleon Street in Ottawa, Illinois, on June 21, 2019. He and 49-year-old Nicol E. Scolaro were both discovered with multiple gunshot wounds; their deaths were later determined to be a double murder.

Investigators identified 48-year-old Christopher B. Stankovich of Plano as the primary suspect. Stankovich had prior domestic incidents involving Scolaro, including orders of protection filed in 2015 and 2019, and had been charged with domestic battery against Scolaro on the day of the killings. Officers went to Stankovich’s residence in Plano after the bodies were found; he exited the home but retreated, a gunshot was heard inside, and officers later found Stankovich dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

If anyone knew Paul Ladue, Nicol Scolaro, or has information about the events leading up to June 21, 2019, please come forward.