Karen Koep, 62, a well-known chiropractor in Lacey, Washington, and her husband Davido, 68, went missing after November 10, 2023. Deputies were called for a welfare check when Karen failed to show for work on November 13; inside the couple’s Lake Forest Development home they found large pools of blood and a strong smell of bleach, and both Karen and Davido were absent. The couple’s gray Toyota hatchback was later found abandoned in a rural Olympia area.

Investigators identified 45-year-old tenant Timothy Burke as a person of interest after learning Davido was evicting him and the relationship had become hostile. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots on the stormy night of November 10. Surveillance later showed a man believed to be Burke using the couple’s credit cards, and Burke was arrested on November 17 while hiding near a trail; he had a pistol and investigators reported finding blood in both his vehicle and the couple’s car. On December 2, civilians found Karen and Davido’s bodies in a wooded area on Joint Base Lewis-McChord; the Thurston County Coroner’s Office confirmed both died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Was anyone in the Lake Forest Development or nearby neighborhoods aware of tense interactions between the couple and their tenant before November 10?