Jason Netter Sr, 41, was found dead the morning of July 3, 2016, alongside 20-year-old Brianna Foisy on a bike path near Ship Creek in Anchorage, Alaska. A passing cyclist discovered the bodies around 7:45 a.m., and police quickly ruled the scene a double homicide. Investigators recovered ballistic evidence but no shell casings, a detail that suggested a revolver had been used. Authorities released images of two men labeled persons of interest and asked the public for help, stressing that no one was in custody.

Months later, before dawn on November 12, 2016, an Anchorage officer was ambushed and the gunman, identified as 40-year-old Anchorage resident James Dale Ritchie, was shot and killed by responding officers. Forensic analysts tied a Colt Python .357 revolver recovered from Ritchie by ballistics to five homicides from the summer, including the July 3 killings of Jason Netter Sr and Brianna Foisy. There were no arrests in the July 3 case because the person believed responsible was already dead. Did anyone in the Ship Creek area notice suspicious activity that morning or see either victim before July 3?