In Davenport’s Oakbrook subdivision, 57-year-old Donna Freese and her 58-year-old husband, Kevin Freese, were found shot to death inside their West 59th Street home the morning of October 5, 2016. Donna, who ran a family business, was discovered on her bed; Kevin, a chief financial officer, was on the master bedroom floor. A neighbor had called just before 5 a.m. reporting a shooting, and neighbors later told investigators they had heard arguing at the house the night before.

Their adult son, 20-year-old Sean Michael Freese, was found outside the home when police arrived and was taken into custody. Prosecutors said the AR-15 used in the shootings had been a gift from the parents; they argued a dispute over household rules and curfews led Sean to retrieve the rifle from his vehicle and shoot his parents. During trial the jury heard a jailhouse phone call in which Sean admitted to having snapped, and evidence included his visit to a McDonald’s drive-through after the killings before calling 911. The jury convicted him of two counts of first-degree murder and he received consecutive life terms without parole.