Richard Roels, a 58-year-old retired newspaper executive, was killed inside his Phoenix home on August 23, 1996. Two men, Robert Jones Jr. and Stephen Coats, forced their way into Roels’ residence intending to rob him; during the robbery Roels was shot in the head and died. The perpetrators stole Roels’ credit cards and used them for purchases that created a financial trail investigators followed.

Police tracked the card use to a local motel, engaged in a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash, and apprehended the two men after they tried to run. Both Jones and Coats were convicted for their roles in the robbery and murder; each received life sentences for Roels’ death.

Are there details about Roels’ life in Phoenix or his final days that anyone can share to help fill out his story?