Kathryn Kathleen Dean, 44, was shot and killed at her Chesapeake, Virginia home on Willow Oak Drive on the morning of April 4, 2022. Dean, a female Navy veteran, had obtained a protective order on March 23, 2022 that barred her estranged husband, Matthew Wynkoop, from contacting her, approaching her home, and required him to surrender or sell any firearms in his possession. A 911 call reported a heated argument followed by gunshots; officers found Dean deceased on the garage floor when they arrived.

Wynkoop traveled from his North Carolina residence to Dean’s home despite the protective order. He was not at the scene when police arrived but was later located and taken into custody in Currituck County, North Carolina. Investigators say he confessed to disposing of the firearm used in the killing and was charged with first-degree murder. Victims’ impact testimony at sentencing came from Dean’s parents and her two children from a previous marriage. Does anyone have information about Kathryn’s life in Chesapeake or the days leading up to April 4, 2022?