On December 9, 2016, 48-year-old John Rafter Jr. was found dead in his Powhatan County, Virginia, home by his 13-year-old son. The boy woke up late for school and went to his father’s room, where he discovered John in bed with a fatal shotgun wound to the head. An antique shotgun lay on the bed and a hatchet was hidden beneath the pillow; those initial scene details led investigators to consider suicide but the medical examiner later ruled the death a homicide, finding the wound and other evidence inconsistent with a self-inflicted injury.

Friends said John had expressed fears for his safety, and the couple had a history of domestic issues, including a 2015 assault conviction involving Karina and John.

Did anyone in Powhatan have recent contact with John or the family around December 2016 who might add details about his last days or the dispute?