Ricardo John ’Rick’ Defiel was found dead in his Fergus Falls, Minnesota, home on June 1, 2016. He was 56 and had a long connection to the area: born in St. Paul on November 8, 1959, a Harding High School graduate, a former military policeman at Fort Bliss, and an employee of the City of Fergus Falls since 2000. Family and community activities, including coaching youth sports and outdoor pursuits, were central to his life.

Investigators reported Rick suffered massive head trauma consistent with a gunshot wound. His wife, Tamara, called authorities after locking herself in a bathroom and saying their son, 28-year-old Dustin Defiel, had arrived unexpectedly; she heard gunshots soon after. Dustin was located near Battle Lake with a camouflage rifle and bloodstains on his clothing and vehicle. He was charged with second-degree murder, later indicted on first-degree premeditated murder by a grand jury, and in February 2017 a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder. A subsequent mental-health trial found him not guilty by reason of mental deficiency and he was committed to the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter for treatment.

Does anyone have information about Rick’s life in Fergus Falls or the days leading up to June 1, 2016?