On the evening of December 23, 2006, 21-year-old Heather Quan was shot and killed in her Phoenix apartment during a violent confrontation. Her boyfriend, Ryan Waller, answered the door when two men arrived seeking revenge for a prior dispute with him. In the struggle at the doorway Richie Lee Carver shot Waller in the head; after Waller was incapacitated, Richie and his father, Larry Lloyd Carver, entered and fatally shot Quan, who was resting on the couch. The men then stole several weapons and a computer and left both victims for dead.

Waller survived and was able to identify his assailants to police. Both Richie and Larry Carver were arrested; Richie was convicted in June 2008 of felony murder, burglary, aggravated assault, and weapons misconduct and received a natural life sentence. The case against Larry Carver involved a marital privilege issue that led to a change in the statute known as Heather’s Law, and Larry was later convicted on counts including Quan’s murder and the attempted murder of Waller and sentenced to life in prison.

If anyone knew Heather, Ryan Waller, or the Carvers, or has information about that night, please share what is known.