{"id":3315,"date":"2026-05-24T06:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/mystery-after-newlywed-firefighter-gunned-down-until-pawnshop-has-answer-to-murder\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T06:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:50:16","slug":"mystery-after-newlywed-firefighter-gunned-down-until-pawnshop-has-answer-to-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/mystery-after-newlywed-firefighter-gunned-down-until-pawnshop-has-answer-to-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery after newlywed firefighter gunned down &#8211; until pawnshop has answer to murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1c1e1b\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">When neighbours in the small town of Evansville, Indiana, heard gunfire, they were completely unprepared for what was to come: the killing of hero firefighter Robert Doerr<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37193343\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Doerr. First responders rushed to the scene, including Robert\u2019s colleagues who were distraught to see he was the victim.\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Robert-Doerr.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Robert Doerr. First responders rushed to the scene, including Robert\u2019s colleagues who were distraught to see he was the victim.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Robert Doerr. First responders rushed to the scene, including Robert\u2019s colleagues who were distraught to see he was the victim.<cite aria-label=\"Image: Courtesy Lindsey Griffin and the Evansville Fire Department\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Courtesy Lindsey Griffin and the Evansville Fire Department)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Robert \u2018Robbie\u2019 Doerr was a true hero. He was a firefighter in Evansville, Indiana, and during his 28 years of service, he\u2019d saved countless lives. Being part of the team was important to Robert, 51, and he loved to cook for the crew. His meatloaf and chicken pot pie fuelled everyone between call outs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Newlywed Robert was just as dedicated to his family. He\u2019d been married to Elizabeth \u2018Becky\u2019 Fox-Doerr for just six months. Robert had an adult daughter from a previous relationship, and Fox-Doerr had two sons and a daughter. It was her sixth marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The couple would sometimes go on double dates with Fox-Doerr\u2019s younger sister, Amanda Fillmore and her fianc\u00e9 Larry Richmond Sr. Richmond Sr couldn\u2019t have been more different to Robert. He was on parole after being recently released from prison. In 1996, Richmond Sr was 17 when he was convicted of shooting a man dead. He\u2019d served 22 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_9d2dcd\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37161404\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/murder-crime-gun-dead-body-37161404\" tabindex=\"0\">Evil ex-boyfriend shoots mum-of-one in head then lives with body for 25 years<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While they should have been in their honeymoon period, Robert admitted to friends that he suspected that Fox-Doerr was cheating on him. She had denied it, but he feared his new marriage was already flawed.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37193325\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37193325\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.81\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Becky Fox-Doerr had only been married to Robbie Doerr for six months at the time of his death.\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Becky-Fox-Doerr.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Becky Fox-Doerr had only been married to Robbie Doerr for six months at the time of his death.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Becky Fox-Doerr had only been married to Robbie Doerr for six months at the time of his death.<cite aria-label=\"Image: ABC News\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: ABC News)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On 26 February 2019, Robert worked an extra 12-hour shift at the Evansville Fire Department. Afterwards he drove home and at around 7pm, he was getting out of his truck on the driveway. Several neighbours heard gunfire and called 911. Fox-Doerr, who had been in the kitchen cooking, had seen Robert\u2019s truck lights pull up on the drive and heard the \u201cpopping\u201d sounds too and called 911. \u201cI need an ambulance,\u201d she cried. \u201cMy husband just got shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Everyone rushed out and found Robert on the ground bleeding. He\u2019d been shot twice in the back, and again in the shoulder area as he\u2019d tried to hide behind his truck. First responders rushed to the scene, including Robert\u2019s colleagues who were distraught to see he was the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Robert was pronounced dead at the scene. It was a profound tragedy for the community. Fox-Doerr had been a bride just months earlier and now she was a widow. Robert\u2019s colleagues offered their support but were surprised when she appeared at the firehouse the day after the killing and asked questions about her late husband\u2019s pension.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Robert\u2019s funeral was attended by hundreds of firefighters and everyone wanted answers. Investigators determined that Robert had been hit with two different types of ammunition from the same weapon which meant that the killer had used an unusual gun known as a \u201chand cannon\u201d. The combination of pistol rounds and shotgun shells was unique to a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/lifestyle\/horoscopes\/taurus\/daily\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Taurus<\/a> Judge model.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37193358\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37193358\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.52\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Evansville, Indiana home where firefighter Robbie Doerr, 51, was shot five times in his driveway on the night of Feb. 26, 2019.\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Robbie-Doerr-home.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The Evansville, Indiana home where firefighter Robbie Doerr, 51, was shot five times in his driveway on the night of Feb. 26, 2019.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Evansville, Indiana home where firefighter Robbie Doerr, 51, was shot five times in his driveway on the night of Feb. 26, 2019.<cite aria-label=\"Image: Vanderburgh Superior Court\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Vanderburgh Superior Court)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They looked for matching stolen guns in the area and discovered that one had been stolen from a pawn shop. They also found out that Larry Richmond Jr was working there at the time \u2013 Richmond Sr\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police brought them both in for questioning. They denied knowing anything at first but then Richmond Jr said, \u201cI don\u2019t know anything about the murder, but I did take the gun from my workplace.\u201d He said he\u2019d stolen the gun and had given it to his dad. He also revealed that his father had buried guns in Amanda Fillmore\u2019s backyard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers dug up the yard and found several guns \u2013 but not the one used to kill Robert. Richmond Sr was charged with having guns in his possession which was a violation of his parole, and for scratching off the serial numbers. He was sent back to prison. Meanwhile, police were also looking into Fox-Doerr. Her phone was searched and police discovered a deleted four-minute call that had been made before she\u2019d dialled 911 on the night Robert had been shot. It was with a contact named \u201cLarry Ali\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fox-Doerr was questioned and she admitted Richmond Sr had called her before the shooting, but it was to discuss outdoor lights they were working on together. She said she always deleted records off her phone to make more space. She was charged with obstruction, but the charges were dropped.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37193367\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37193367\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.49\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elizabeth Fox-Doerr &amp; Larry Richmond Sr\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Elizabeth-Larry.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Elizabeth Fox-Doerr &amp; Larry Richmond Sr\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Elizabeth Fox-Doerr &amp; Larry Richmond Sr<cite aria-label=\"Image: Evansville Police Department\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Evansville Police Department)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">By now, police believed Fox-Doerr had been having an affair with her sister\u2019s fianc\u00e9 and they\u2019d conspired to kill Robert. Several calls had been made between them, but they needed more. Then Fox-Doerr\u2019s son, Nathaniel Guthrie, turned on his mum. Nathaniel saw Robert as his dad and was devastated by his death \u2013 and suspicious of his mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He told police that while going through condolence cards after Robert\u2019s funeral, he\u2019d found a note in a card from Amanda and Richmond Sr that said, \u201cWe need to talk.\u201d It was signed \u201cLarry\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When questioned, Fox-Doerr\u2019s sister Amanda said that she suspected Richmond Sr was having an affair and had even gone looking for him on the night of the murder to find out who he was with. Even Robert helped with the investigation from beyond the grave. At the house, officers found a letter he\u2019d written to his wife. He talked about how he suspected she was unfaithful and that he\u2019d seen messages. He talked about how she\u2019d changed \u201cever since he came back into your life\u201d. A prison informant also told police that Richmond Sr had bragging to him about the affair with Fox-Doerr and shooting Robert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Richmond Sr\u2019s phone placed him near the scene of the crime 20 minutes before the shooting. He turned off his phone just before the shooting and turned it back on later. He also checked police scanner <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/apps\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">apps<\/a> after the shooting to avoid getting caught.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In August 2022, Richmond Sr and Fox-Doerr were charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. They both pleaded not guilty. At the Fox-Doerr trial in 2024, the prosecution said Fox-Doerr and Richmond Sr were having an affair. Richmond Jr testified that he had asked his dad whether he was sleeping with Fox-Doerr and he\u2019d replied, \u201cMan, I had to.\u201d He also told the court he\u2019d seen them kissing on more than one occasion. He also testified about the stealing the Taurus Judge gun and giving it to his dad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The prosecution said that the motive was Robert\u2019s pension and other benefits from his death. The defence said Robert\u2019s daughter was the sole beneficiary so it couldn\u2019t have been the motivation, but the prosecution argued Fox-Doerr didn\u2019t know that at the time and thought the money would come to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The jury heard about the four-minute call between Richmond Sr and Fox-Doerr made 15 minutes before the shooting. It was suggested it was Fox-Doerr tipping Richmond Sr off about her husband\u2019s return home. Fox-Doerr\u2019s son Nathaniel testified against his mum, while her other son defended her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fox-Doerr, 52, was found guilty of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. She was sentenced to 90 years in prison. \u201cI am innocent of these crimes,\u201d Fox-Doerr told the judge. \u201cI never asked anyone to harm or murder my husband.\u201d This year, Fox-Doerr was denied an appeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In 2025, Richmond Sr, 47, went on trial. The prosecution said that the mobile data from his phone that night showed him \u201ccircling the crime scene like a shark\u201d. He was found guilty and in February this year, he was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole. Robert\u2019s legacy lives on at the fire station where he\u2019d served. A new fire truck was dedicated to his memory, and he\u2019s still a hero to many.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_9d2dcd\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37131564\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/real-life-stories\/monster-husband-slaughters-wife-parents-37131564\" tabindex=\"0\">Monster husband slaughters wife with hammer then turns attention to her parents<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/robert-doerr-becky-murder-trial-37193253\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When neighbours in the small town of Evansville, Indiana, heard gunfire, they were completely unprepared<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Robert-Doerr.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}