On November 17, 2017, deputies conducting a welfare check at a home on Olinda Trail North in Scandia, Minnesota, found 65-year-old Melissa Seefert and her 66-year-old husband, Clarence Seefert, dead inside the residence. An autopsy determined Melissa died from severe blood loss due to gunshot wounds to her chest and left arm. Clarence died from a gunshot wound to the head. A handgun was recovered near his body and toxicology showed both had elevated blood alcohol levels.

Investigators have concluded the scene supports a narrative in which Clarence shot Melissa and then died of a gunshot wound himself; the sheriff’s office says no other suspects are being sought and there is no ongoing danger to the public. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are handling the investigation, which remains open pending a final ballistics report.

If anyone knew the Seeferts or has information about their final movements or the day of November 17, 2017, please come forward.