Thomas Ayers, 37, and his wife Jennifer Ayers, 40, were found dead at their Rhinelander, Wisconsin home on March 8, 2015, after a 911 call brought authorities to the scene. Thomas Ayers had been shot; Jennifer Ayers had been stabbed multiple times.

The primary suspect was Ashlee Martinson, the couple’s 17-year-old stepdaughter, who was charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide. Court records say Martinson described years of mental, verbal, and physical abuse by Thomas Ayers and said a confrontation about her relationship that day led to the killings. She also fled the state with her boyfriend, Ryan Sisco, and was charged with falsely imprisoning her three younger siblings by locking them in a room with food before leaving.

Martinson’s defense included severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. She later entered guilty pleas to two counts of second-degree homicide and received a prison term of 23 years plus 17 years of extended supervision. Did anyone in the Rhinelander area know the Ayers family or have information about the household before March 8, 2015?