Dillon K. Carpenter, 28, of De‑mossville, Kentucky, was found shot to death at his home on Straub Lane on May 28, 2021. Madison J. Klups, 24, of Springboro, Ohio, was also found dead at the scene. The Kentucky State Police, Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office and the county coroner investigated the double homicide.

Authorities focused on Jacob Christopher Roberts of Covington, Kentucky, who reportedly went to Carpenter’s home intending to rob him. Roberts reportedly gained entry by asking to use Carpenter’s cell phone, then shot both victims multiple times at close range, stole a firearm and other items, and later disposed of the murder weapon in the Ohio River. A manhunt ended when Kenton County officers located Roberts; he was wounded in a shootout after pointing a pistol at two officers and was taken into custody. A Pendleton County grand jury later indicted him on multiple charges, including two counts of murder, robbery, burglary and related firearm offenses.

If anyone has information about Dillon Carpenter or Madison Klups, or about events at the Straub Lane residence around May 28, 2021, please share what you know.