On November 11, 2019, in a Bethel, Connecticut, home on Apollo Road, 42-year-old Richard O’Dell was found dead by his mother. The scene initially suggested a possible suicide, but investigators determined he had been shot multiple times.

Suspicion centered on Richard’s 40-year-old brother, Matthew O’Dell, who was not at the house when their mother discovered the body. Earlier that day in nearby New Milford, Matthew had attempted to steal a truck and, when confronted, brandished a .25 caliber handgun. He was disarmed and restrained until police arrived. Ballistics testing later linked that handgun to shell casings recovered at the Bethel homicide scene. Two days after the discovery, on November 13, 2019, Matthew O’Dell was arrested and charged with Richard’s murder. During the investigation he confessed, saying he had snapped and describing taking their late father’s handgun, confronting Richard around 10 a.m., firing three shots and then two more to the back of his head after Richard fell, and leaving a written message on Richard’s shirt and a nearby note.

If anyone knew Richard or saw activity at the Apollo Road home on November 11, 2019, please share information that might help clarify events that day.