Robert and Martha Sorenson, 81 and 75, were found dead in their Sanders, Arizona home on July 1, 2017, after Apache County deputies conducted a welfare check when family members could not reach them. Deputies forced entry after observing a bedroom window that appeared to have been damaged by gunfire and located both victims with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.

Investigators quickly focused on 51-year-old Garry B. Wilckens, identified as the boyfriend of the Sorensens’ daughter, Susan. Officers had responded earlier that day to a domestic incident involving Wilckens and Susan on a local highway; neighbors reported seeing the pair arguing outside the Sorenson home before hearing gunshots. Wilckens fled the area, and authorities launched a statewide manhunt amid reports he planned to go to Mexico and had boasted to relatives about killing two people.

Wilckens was arrested July 7, 2017, in Mesa after an alleged assault at a bus stop; he gave a false name but was identified by fingerprints and was extradited to Apache County on charges related to the deaths. A family member suggested jealousy as a possible motive, though no official motive was released. Does anyone have information about the Sorenson family or the events around July 1, 2017?