On May 24th, 2010, Wisconsin police receive a call from a man named Eric Koula, telling them his parents have been shot in their home. Eric explains he had received a call from West Salem Middle School, where his mother had failed to show up for work as a substitute teacher that morning. Unable to reach either parent, he had driven ten minutes to their house, where he had found them dead. When police arrive at the scene, they find 68-year-old Dennis Koula face down in a pool of blood in the kitchen, seemingly shot the moment he walked in the door. His wife, 65-year-old Merna, is found slumped on her computer keyboard, also dead from a gunshot to the head. Eric’s younger sister Cindy arrives, and after the two calm down from their initial shock, detectives begin to interview the two to learn more about their parents. The siblings explain that Dennis had been a wealthy businessman, the owner of a chain of pharmacies and a Ford dealership, which he had sold in 2006. Eric and Cindy, both now married with their own families, describe a very close family. Dennis had been very generous with his money, even giving Eric hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin a new career as a day trader. They both provide detailed alibis for the days leading up to the murder. …show more content…
Though a dresser in an upstairs bedroom has been searched, it appears nothing of value has been taken. Who would shoot a seemingly nice and normal elderly couple dead in their own home – and why? Detectives are