Dean Kees, 60, was found dead at his home on Wisconsin Highway 72 east of Ellsworth on July 10, 2015. Deputies responding for a welfare check discovered his body; an autopsy found he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators identified a primary suspect and arrested Dean’s wife, 66-year-old Patricia Kees, in connection with the killing. Subsequent legal proceedings did not follow a straightforward path when Patricia was later found incompetent to proceed with trial, a development that added complexity to the case.

What can anyone who knew the Keeses or who was in the Ellsworth area in July 2015 add about Dean’s last days or about unusual activity near the Highway 72 residence?