Charon Mayo, 52, was shot and killed in her Buckeye, Arizona, home in the early morning hours of January 17, 2023. Neighbors described the couple as a seemingly regular family, but investigators say several days of arguments over her desire for a divorce preceded the shooting. Charon was found in bed with multiple gunshot wounds; evidence indicated she was under the comforter and sheets, as if asleep or preparing to sleep, when she was shot.

Her husband, 54-year-old Hercelyn Mayo, left the home after the shooting, told a brother he had done something bad, and about 45 minutes later walked into the Buckeye police station and confessed to shooting her. Police say blood spatter on his shirt and the location of shell casings and wounds were inconsistent with his claim that he fired from a doorway while acting in self-defense. Investigators also noted he is a convicted felon and was prohibited from possessing a firearm; he admitted owning the gun for safety. He was booked and held on a $1 million bond.

Does anyone have information about the days leading up to January 17 or about the Mayos’ household dynamics?