Cary Lynne Elkin, 42, was found dead inside a residence on Hungry Lake Lane in the Town of Sand Lake, near Stone Lake, Wisconsin, during the early morning hours of April 2, 2021. Sawyer County deputies discovered she had suffered multiple gunshot wounds; the coroner confirmed her identity and authorities treated the death as a homicide. Cary’s husband, Timothy P. Elkin, was arrested shortly after her body was discovered on an allegation of hiding or concealing a corpse, but he was not identified by authorities as the person who shot her and was not charged with murder.

Investigators from the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office worked with the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory and several Minnesota agencies. Search warrants were executed, interviews conducted and forensic testing performed. In May 2022 authorities publicly identified Manly M. McDermott of Bemidji, Minnesota, as the suspected gunman and requested he be charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Charges were filed in August 2024, and a preliminary hearing in November 2024 bound McDermott over for trial on homicide and related firearm charges; a $1 million cash bond was set.

If anyone knew Cary or has information about her movements or contacts around April 2021, can you share what you know with investigators?