This was so devastating for Madeline. To have her parents killed by her brother was so difficult to navigate. I hope her brother receives the care he needs and is put in a facility that he can live out his life but not have access to the public again. His mental issues and ability to take the lives of people he loved is so sad.

On Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, Henry Joseph Brissette III, 59, and his wife Martha, 56, were found shot to death in their Henrico, Virginia, home. Their son, William Roy Brissette, then 22 and living with them, reported a break-in but investigators determined the scene did not match that account and shifted focus to him.

William was arrested and initially charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony; those charges were later upgraded to two counts of capital murder and the Commonwealth’s Attorney indicated an intention to seek the death penalty. Court-ordered psychological evaluations revealed a history of mental illness. In April 2017 a judge found William incompetent to stand trial due to schizoaffective disorder and ordered him to Central State Hospital for treatment. By January 2021 a judge declared him unrestorably incompetent and he remained under treatment at the state hospital while the court continued oversight.

The couple’s daughter, Madeline, has been left to cope with the deaths and the financial and emotional fallout. Does anyone have information about the Brissette family or the Henrico investigation that could shed further light on this case?