By David Lohr
December 26, 2006
ATHENS, Pa. (Crime Library) — Who killed David and Carol Keeffe and why? The friends and family of David and Carol Keeffe are still struggling with these questions. It has been over a month since the couple was gunned down and authorities have not yet made an arrest.
It was on the evening of Nov. 17, when David, 56, and Carol, 60, were shot at point-blank range in their garage. The two victims were driving separate vehicles on the evening of the shooting, but authorities believe they both arrived home within minutes of one another. According to a source close to the investigation, Carol was shot first from behind, and then David was shot facing his killer. Authorities have not yet released the autopsy report, but according to the death certificates, both David and Carol died as a result of "multiple gunshot wounds to the head."
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| David and Carol Keefe |
The Keeffes' bodies were not found until two days after the shooting. It was only after their daughter, Melissa, was unable to get in touch with them, that the crime scene was discovered. When questioned by the authorities, neighbors of the Keeffes said they did not recall hearing any gunshots. Hunting season was beginning, so no one would have suspected anything even if they had noticed the shots. With the hunting season starting, plus the fact that the Keeffes were going to leave for their vacation home in Cape Cod the following morning, you have a perfect window of opportunity for murders that could go undetected for several days.
This past week, I spent several days in Athens researching this case and found several people who knew David personally. Some had hired his services in the past and others simply knew him as a respected man about town. According to those I spoke with, he was a very fair and honest man, who never turned a client away for lack of money. "I've never met a lawyer who was so willing to help someone, even if they didn't have a penny to pay him," one person told me.
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