On January 5, 1972, Delaware State Trooper Ronald L. Carey, 29, and his partner Trooper David C. Yarrington went to the Concord Motel in Concord Township, Pennsylvania, while investigating an armed robbery. They approached a car matching the suspects’ description and encountered 30-year-old Irving Hogg and 19-year-old Marilyn Dobrolenski. A struggle took place and Dobrolenski produced a handgun and opened fire. Trooper Carey was killed at the scene; his partner died of his wounds the next day.

The suspects fled and were located the next day by a Maryland State Trooper, who pursued them. During the chase the trooper shot into the suspects’ car, killing Hogg; the vehicle crashed and Dobrolenski was captured. Dobrolenski was charged with both murders, convicted on two counts of murder, and initially sentenced to death; that sentence was later commuted to life in prison by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The pair were described in law enforcement accounts as a Bonnie and Clyde–style duo responsible for a series of armed robberies across several states.

If anyone knew Trooper Carey or has information about the motel investigation or the events surrounding January 5, 1972, please share what you know.