Robert Leo Willmeth, 71, was found dead inside his Eureka Springs–area home alongside his wife, Joy Bennett Willmeth, on November 14, 2025. Deputies conducting a welfare check discovered both with apparent gunshot wounds at the couple’s residence in the 3000 block of West Highway 62, east of Eureka Springs. Arkansas State Police’s Criminal Investigation Division took the lead and treated the scene as a double homicide; the couple’s bodies were sent to the state crime lab for autopsy to confirm cause and manner of death.

Local coverage described Robert and Joy as long‑time, well‑known members of the Carroll County community whose deaths surprised neighbors. Authorities said the investigation was active, with detectives processing evidence and conducting interviews. Reports then identified a 54‑year‑old suspect, Travis Lee McConnell, arrested in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma; he was later found dead in his jail cell in an apparent suicide. No additional suspects, charges, or a motive had been publicly disclosed.

Anyone who knew Robert or Joy, or who may have information about the events around November 14, 2025, is asked to come forward.