On March 14, 2018, 55-year-old Steven Standley was found shot to death in his Buckley, Washington, home after his son phoned to say another son, 21-year-old Jared, had unexpectedly returned and been asked to leave days earlier. Deputies arriving for a welfare check saw a bullet hole in the front door glass and discovered Steven dead from a gunshot to the head. Steven’s wife, 56-year-old Theresa, was found deeper in the house, beaten to death and wrapped in a tarp secured with duct tape.

Investigators located Jared after he rented a car; when officers confronted him in Tumwater he attempted to flee by driving at a Thurston County sheriff’s sergeant and was shot in the shoulder, treated, and taken into custody. Jared later confessed, saying he bludgeoned his mother with a bat, waited for his father, then shot him through the glass as Steven tried to shut the door. He was charged with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder, pleaded not guilty, and later was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a mental health facility for treatment.

Were there warning signs in the weeks before March 14 that might help explain what happened, or can anyone who knew the family add details about Jared’s behavior in the period before the killings?