Washington resident Timothy Burke will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole for the murders of his landlord, Chiropractor Karen Koep, 62, and her husband, Davido, 68. The 47-year-old was sentenced on Thursday morning following a jury conviction last month on two counts of aggravated first-degree murder while armed with a firearm, as well as two counts of second-degree murder while armed with a firearm.
According to Court TV, on November 13, 2023, after Koep failed to show up for work, deputies from the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office performed a welfare check at the couple’s home. They discovered that the doors and windows were locked with blinds drawn, and there were signs that someone had attempted to “drill” through the home’s exterior doors and deadbolts. Upon entering the garage, they were met with an “overwhelming smell of bleach.”
