On the morning of May 2, 2017, a neighbor in Red Lake, north of Williams, Arizona, discovered the body of 67-year-old Michael Dimuria inside his home. Responding Coconino County deputies then found Michael’s 64-year-old wife, Nora Dimuria, also deceased. The couple were killed in what investigators describe as a double homicide and their home had been ransacked.

Their white 2006 Jeep Liberty was missing from the property, prompting a multi-agency investigation that crossed state lines. Authorities identified 29-year-old Derrick Shawn Barnett of Grand Junction, Colorado, as a person of interest. Deputies later located the Jeep abandoned at a campground in Dove Creek, Colorado. Barnett was captured after a 30-mile high-speed chase and taken into custody by Dolores and Montezuma County deputies and the Colorado State Police.

Barnett was charged with the murders of Michael and Nora Dimuria and with theft of a means of transportation and misconduct with a weapon; he was held at the Montezuma County Jail pending further proceedings. Property believed to be evidence was recovered. If anyone knew Michael or Nora, or has information about activity near their home or the Jeep before May 2, 2017, please come forward.