Michael Sid Sidwell, a 42-year-old journeyman plumber described as having a big heart, was killed in his Lindon, Utah home on July 3, 2014. He and his wife Joy Ellis Sidwell had been married since April 30, 2011. The assailant, Fred Lee, forced his way into the Sidwells’ residence armed with a shotgun and a handgun intending to kill his ex-wife. When Sidwell tried to stop him from entering, Lee shot him twice, killing him. A 5-year-old granddaughter of Lee’s was in the home and witnessed the shooting; Joy Sidwell was not present.

After the killing, Lee went on to forcibly enter two other homes in the townhouse complex and terrorize residents before fleeing. Police arrested 59-year-old Fred Lee the night of the shooting and recovered nine guns and several swords at his home. There was a documented history of domestic problems; Joy Sidwell had obtained protective orders and stalking injunctions against Lee.

Lee was initially charged with aggravated murder, a capital offense. If anyone knew Michael Sidwell or was present in that Lindon townhouse complex on July 3, 2014, please share what was seen or heard.