On the evening of February 15, 2020, officers responded to a welfare check at a home in the 1600 block of East 27th Street in Casper and found two adults dead: Deidra Michayle Walker Rowe, 33, and Darren Rowe. The Natrona County coroner and police described the scene as an apparent domestic homicide and initially said it appeared isolated, with no threat to the public. Investigators later concluded Darren Todd Rowe shot Deidra and then shot himself; with the suspected killer deceased at the scene, there was no arrest or criminal trial.

Deidra worked in Casper Municipal Court and was remembered by friends and colleagues as bright, generous, and quietly attentive to others. She grew up in Worland, moved to Casper after high school, and married Darren after meeting him on a blind date in 2010. The couple’s joint property and survivorship became contested in probate court when each family’s appointed estate administrator clashed over what should happen to jointly held assets, and a wrongful death action was filed against Darren’s estate. The dispute helped prompt a change in state law around survivorship and joint tenancy.

If anyone knew Deidra, her routines, or the couple’s home life, any information that sheds light on the days before February 15, 2020 would be welcome.