{"id":2504026,"date":"2025-10-28T17:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-force-base-deeply-saddened-after-three-killed-in-double-murder-suicide\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:56:25","slug":"air-force-base-deeply-saddened-after-three-killed-in-double-murder-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-force-base-deeply-saddened-after-three-killed-in-double-murder-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force base &#8216;deeply saddened&#8217; after three killed in &#8216;double murder-suicide&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fair-force-base-deeply-saddened-after-three-killed-in-double-murder-suicide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2504026&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Wright-Patterson Air Force base reported the deaths of three Air Force personnel in a tragic &#8220;double murder-suicide&#8221; incident that occurred between the evening of October 24 and the morning of October 25. The victims were 1st Lt. Jaime Gustitus, 25, and married couple Jaymee, 33, and Jacob Prichard, 34. Gustitus and Jacob Prichard both worked at the Air Force Research Laboratory, while Jaymee was employed at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. According to the investigation, Jacob Prichard first murdered Gustitus by breaking into her apartment, then killed his wife Jaymee at an unknown location, placed her body in their car trunk, and ultimately took his own life in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn&#039;t\">parking lot<\/a>.The incident affected multiple locations in the Dayton, Ohio area. The base and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>, including the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, are actively investigating the case. The air Force expressed deep sorrow and pledged support for the families and colleagues affected by the tragic event. Jacob and Jaymee Prichard left behind multiple children and had run a successful photo booth rental business.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Air Force base &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-launch-murder-probe-into-death-of-officer-following-d-c-protests\/\" title=\"Officials launch murder probe into death of officer following D.C. protests\">deeply saddened<\/a>&rsquo; after three killed in &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >double murder-suicide&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2386237\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Wright-Patterson Air Force Base confirmed three deaths of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-force\/\">Air Force<\/a> personnel over the weekend in a &ldquo;double murder-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/suicide\/\">suicide<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement sent by the base to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, the deceased were listed as 1st Lt. Jaime Gustitus, 25, Jaymee Prichard, 33, and Jacob Prichard, 34. Gustitus and Jacob Prichard were both with the Air Force Research Laboratory, where they met, while Jaymee Prichard worked within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The two Prichards were husband and wife.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3864929\/trump-administration-quietly-purges-ice-leaders-in-five-cities-sources\/\">Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3865174\/grand-jury-indicts-suspect-setting-local-virginia-politician-fire\/\">Grand jury indicts suspect for setting local Virginia politician on fire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3864970\/brady-gun-storage-campaign-end-family-fire\/\">Gun safety group revamps website on firearm storage to &#8216;end family fire&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We are deeply saddened by this tragic event, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones affected,&rdquo; Lt. Gen. Linda Hurry, deputy commander, Air Force Materiel Command, said in a statement. &ldquo;We stand with them as they navigate this unimaginable pain, and we offer our sincerest condolences to all impacted by this heartbreaking loss. We are committed to fully investigating this incident and ensuring the families and co-workers of the victims receive the support they need during this difficult time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The deaths occurred between the evening of Oct. 24 and the morning of Oct. 25, and &ldquo;impacted several locations around Dayton,&rdquo; the WPAFB statement said. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations are investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Binkley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">deputy press secretary<\/a> for the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that the Sugarcreek Township and West Milton police departments requested the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation&rsquo;s assistance on Saturday with processing crime scenes. He declined to give any further details, citing the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the investigation has revealed that sometime during the previously mentioned time period, Jacob Prichard murdered his wife at an unknown location and loaded her corpse into the trunk of their car, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/local\/what-we-know-about-double-murder-suicide-spanning-across-3-local-counties\/PBVR25J6G5HM7EIWPRXPDWFSUQ\/\">according to<\/a> News Center 7. After driving to the West Milton Municipal parking lot, he exited the vehicle, opened his trunk, and then shot himself at about 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Police established that before his suicide, he broke into Gustitus&rsquo;s apartment at around 2 a.m. on Saturday and murdered her. Gustitus was a class of 2022 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and had served as an Operations Research Analyst for the past two years, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jaime-gustitus-ab0a731ab\/\">according to<\/a> her LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob and Jaymee Prichard leave behind multiple children, according to a neighbor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/911-call-reveals-information-double-223648671.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAsbGM_AOfPAsESgSh2Pq9pMV4IqaDT7lxZd8cJG66MtI8vd8zwjhsE8eYEIucB-Iyg8eU7TCiKzUfEHKogg5igmSNwszP7B8Sx9ThemlYwqMyne3-8ekWPz7i4VoWQkJQVy_C4zP8gOTJGq6cuFyVnzDBlzzU4URl4daNF_w5J7\">who spoke with<\/a> News Center 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3865474\/us-expansion-anti-smuggling-boat-strikes-land-operations-targets-venezuela\/\">US PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE EXPANSION FROM ANTI-SMUGGLING BOAT STRIKES TO TARGETS IN VENEZUELA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Prichards ran a successful photo booth rental company that was covered by several <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2018\/09\/14\/picture-this\/\">student<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/news\/local-couple-photo-booth-company-continues-strong-growth\/IO7XP3n7JIErJAXiSkSVbN\/\">local outlets<\/a> in October 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the West Milton Police Department for further comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air Force base mourns three killed in double murder-suicide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2504027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crime-scene-tape.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45104,66042,3976,66041,13565],"class_list":["post-2504026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-air-force","tag-base-statement","tag-investigation","tag-military-tragedy","tag-murder-suicide"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crime-scene-tape.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504026"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2504030,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504026\/revisions\/2504030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2504027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}