On May 9, 2019, 72-year-old Edna Bell Burcham was killed in her home on Meixner Street Northeast in Olympia, Washington. The death followed a domestic assault by her husband, Randall Burcham; he used a single-action revolver to shoot Edna three times in the head and chest, wounds that proved fatal. Her son was on the phone attempting to call 911 when Randall shot him twice in the back, leaving him paralyzed.

Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies responded and the Sheriff’s Office Investigative Service Division led the inquiry. Family members remembered Edna as a positive person, a talented seamstress, a wonderful cook, and the family historian.

If anyone knew Edna or has information about the incident, please share what you know.