On January 30, 2020, Flint Kressler, 51, and his wife Sharon were found shot to death in their home on Hartman Hollow Road in Orange Township, near Orangeville, Pennsylvania. The discovery, made on a Thursday evening, prompted a state police investigation into the double shooting that devastated the small community.

Authorities identified the couple’s son, Carl Ray Kressler, as the primary suspect and took him into custody in connection with the deaths. The motive for the killings had not been disclosed at the time, leaving friends and neighbors struggling to understand why the well-regarded, hardworking couple would be targeted in their own home.