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A long-time Campbell County couple, Virginia Philbrook, 72, and her husband John, were found dead in their home after concerned neighbors asked for a welfare check. Deputies discovered the couple on February 15, 2013, and investigators believe they were killed on or around February 12. Virginia was found in a bedroom with three gunshot wounds; John was in the living room with a single gunshot wound. There were reportedly no signs of a struggle at the scene.

Attention quickly centered on their 27-year-old grandson, Robert Lee Philbrook, who had been living with them for a few months. Prosecutors say he pawned between $10,000 and $12,000 worth of Virginia’s jewelry on February 12 and told a pawnshop employee his grandparents had recently died. He was arrested at a local hospital on February 20, 2013, and charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The family had raised him for most of his life.

Some key questions remain about motive and what led to the breakdown inside the household. Does anyone have information about the Philbrook family or the days leading up to February 12, 2013?