GUILTY WI - Dr. Beth Potter and husband murdered at UW Arboretum, Madison, March 2020 *Arrests*

[whereareyou]

UW Police Department investigating double homicide at UW Arboretum

The UW-Madison Police Department is investigating a double homicide at the UW Arboretum Tuesday.
A jogger saw a man and a woman lying in a ditch at about 6:30 a.m., spokesman Marc Lovicott said.
The man died at the scene and the woman was taken to a hospital where she died shortly after, Lovicott said.
Investigators are confident another person was involved in the deaths and that the incident is not a murder-suicide, Lovicott told the Wisconsin State Journal.

Madison doctor, husband victims of double homicide, family friends say

A Madison doctor and her husband are the victims of Tuesday’s homicide at the UW Arboretum, according to close friends of the family.
The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Beth Potter, 52, and Robin Carre, 57, as the victims.
Dr. Beth Potter, 52, and her husband Robin Carre, 57, have been identified as the victims, family friends, who wished not to be identified, said. The Medical Examiner said both died from homicidal related trauma.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department believes the incident was targeted. Anyone with information is asked to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014.

“It’s still unnerving that we have an individual or individuals responsible for this, but we hope people are at ease a little bit in knowing this is not something random, that these individuals were picked out after walking in that area,” said Marc Lovicott, UWPD communications director.

 

[kay74]

I wonder if their friends and relatives know of someone who would have done this. If so I hope they come forward. Otherwise it sounds like a murder/suicide except they were both found in a ditch. I'm sure this will be solved soon.

 

[Legally Bland]

University of Wisconsin-Madison:
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With heavy hearts, we share that Beth Potter, MD, associate professor (CHS) in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, passed away on March 31, 2020. Our sadness and shock at this loss is profound. We honor the passion and commitment she brought to the health of her patients and her fellow health care professionals. We also grieve the loss of her husband, Robin Carre, whose life was claimed by the same tragedy.

A physician at the Access Community Health Centers Wingra Family Medical Center, Potter also served as the Medical Director of Employee Health Services for UW Health. She dedicated her career to the health of families, women, and underserved communities, as well as the education of medical students and residents. In addition, she championed initiatives aimed at fostering the wellness of her health care colleagues.



Beth Potter
“Words cannot express our grief,” says William Schwab, MD, professor and interim chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. “In addition to being a wonderful family physician and highly respected teacher, Beth was a dedicated leader at the Wingra clinic and in our health system. She was wise, warm, and always supportive. There are so many in our department whose lives have been touched by Beth; her loss will weigh heavily within us.”

https://www.med.wisc.edu/news-and-events/2020/april/remembering-beth-potter/

 

[GordianKnot]

UW doctor, husband victims of double homicide, officials say

SABBM:

The pair were found Tuesday morning by a jogger who saw them lying in a ditch in the Arboretum. Carre died at the scene, and Potter was taken to a hospital where she died shortly afterward, the medical examiner’s office said.

The UW-Madison Police Department, which is investigating the killings, offered no information Tuesday that pointed toward any suspects or motive. But police spokesman Marc Lovicott said investigators don’t believe it was a random act.

“We think this was a targeted act of violence against these two individuals,” Lovicott said.

Carre was an educator and former coaching director at Regent Soccer Club, according to his website. He offered consulting services to students and their families for the college search and application process.

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Potter worked at the Wingra Family Medical Center, run by the UW-Madison Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and Access Community Health Centers. She and Carre had three children, according to a profile that is no longer visible on the department’s website.
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Looks as though the killer may have taken full advantage of the covid situation.
Campuses are obviously pretty much empty now.

They may have been shot there.
They may have been shot elsewhere and driven to the arboretum, and their bodies dumped out at the side of the road.

Either way, with classes out and social distancing/shelter in place orders, it virtually guarantees that there would have been no one around.

I'm wondering if one of their vehicles was found parked there, or if the Arboretum was within walking distance of their home…would be interesting to know if LE has determined how they got there that morning.

The fact that BP was found alive on scene and died later is interesting…that would tend to support the idea that they were in fact shot at that location vs. shot somewhere else and then dumped there, with one of them still alive.

JMO.

 

[kay74]

She sounds like a wonderful person. Who in the world would do this? Someone who was on something? Maybe she and her husband were visiting there and someone randomly did this?

 

[GordianKnot]

‘This Was A Targeted Act’,' Police Say After Jogger Finds Slain Married Couple In Wisconsin Botanical Garden

SABBM:

Detectives suspect the attack occurred in the early morning hours on Tuesday. Potter, who was still alive when authorities arrived at the scene, was later transported to the hospital where she died. Carre was pronounced dead at the scene.

Law enforcement is now working on pinpointing a suspect and motive in the apparent double-homicide. So far, few clues have emerged in the fluid investigation.

“Our officers and investigators continue to comb through the neighborhood, to talk to people who may have seen or heard something and we continue to ask our community to come forward if they know something or if they saw or heard something that may be related to this case,” Lovicott said.

The University of Wisconsin Police spokesperson described the sprawling 1,200-acre botanical garden where the bodies were found as a “massive natural space” flanked by hiking and cycling paths.
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I wonder why LE is confident this was not a random crime of opportunity.

If this was a targeted attack that took place at the arboretum, then either someone was following this couple, had arranged to meet them at the park, or knew that they would be at the park at that time.

I'm wondering if the reason LE was so quickly and confidently able to conclude that this was not a murder-suicide is that there was no weapon recovered at the scene.

My mind immediately goes to financial motives when both a husband and wife are murdered at the same time.
"Cui bono?" Who benefits?

I'm sure LE is going to be taking a close, hard look at their nearest and dearest.

The other obvious avenue to explore would be whether or not there were issues with any close business associates, any extramarital affairs, disgruntled students of his, patients of hers, etc.

JMO.

 

[kay74]

It's a strange place to meet up and be killed. Did someone put both their bodies in the ditch? I mean they could not have been standing in a ditch and been killed unless they were ordered?

 

[Vail]

How could anyone murder two doctors during a time like this?! I greatly anticipate learning the motive.
I am wondering if these two perhaps met up for walks in this area regularly and someone learned their routine and was laying in wait.

 

[Legally Bland]

Does this mean the killer(s) was/were disturbed?

The Dane County Medical Examiner’s office told Heavy.com that the deaths occurred at 6:28 a.m. Carre was pronounced dead at the scene, and Potter was taken to a local hospital, where she died “a short time after arrival.” Autopsies were completed on April 1, and the preliminary results showed both “died from homicidal related trauma.”

In a previous news release, the police wrote: “The UW-Madison Police Department is currently on the scene of a homicide investigation at the UW Arboretum. At approximately 6:30 a.m., a passerby who was jogging in the Arboretum came across two individuals — and man and a woman — lying in a ditch. One was pronounced dead at the scene – the other was transported to a hospital and died a short time later.”

The website of the Arboretum states that its trails are open from 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Its visiting center opens 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. on weekdays. ​

Beth Potter & Robin Carre: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

BBM.

 

[roguelady]

I wonder if Dr. Potter was able to communicate for at least a brief moment - maybe long enough to say a name? Otherwise, why would the police be so quick to state that they are certain it was NOT random. When I first read about this, I guessed that they were accosted by a stranger (or strangers) and the motive most likely robbery. Very sad - they sound like wonderful people. Just my opinion only.

 

[GordianKnot]

Doctor, husband slain in University of Wisconsin arboretum, police say – Twin Cities

SABBM:

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison police investigators were working Thursday to determine why a respected physician and her husband were targeted and killed.

The bodies of Dr. Beth Potter, 52 and her husband, Robin Carre, 57, were found by a jogger Tuesday morning in the UW Arboretum, a research and popular recreational area that includes more than 1,200 acres of forests and prairies.

Potter and Carre died from “homicidal related trauma,” according to the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office. Authorities have not disclosed the manner of their deaths, but UW police said the slayings were not by chance.

“Through our police investigation, we reached a point where we were confident in that this was not random and this couple was targeted,” said police department spokesman Marc Lovicott in an email Thursday. ”Beyond that, I can’t provide any further details as this is a very active police investigation.”

 

[katydid23]

I wonder if their friends and relatives know of someone who would have done this. If so I hope they come forward. Otherwise it sounds like a murder/suicide except they were both found in a ditch. I'm sure this will be solved soon.

If there was no weapon at the scene, it wasn't a murder suicide.

 

[kay74]

If there was no weapon at the scene, it wasn't a murder suicide.

Yes, of course.

 

[Mind your biscuits]

Where they killed there? I wonder if they were dumped after being attacked elsewhere? I always hate to read about couples being murdered, one of them had to be first, you know what I mean? Moo.

 

[Wild Rose]

The medical examiner said death occurred at 6:28, they were found at 6:30, according to the info. So did the jogger hear gunshots???

 

[Wild Rose]

Only one thing for sure, they know that it's not random, so they must know a lot IMO

 

[Frannie]

The jogger might have seen something there seems to be only a 2 minutes difference.

Were they dressed as joggers?

 

[SuziQ]

I wonder if Dr. Potter was able to communicate for at least a brief moment - maybe long enough to say a name? Otherwise, why would the police be so quick to state that they are certain it was NOT random. When I first read about this, I guessed that they were accosted by a stranger (or strangers) and the motive most likely robbery. Very sad - they sound like wonderful people. Just my opinion only.

This is my guess. So sad.

 

[AmandaSkis]

Curious. If the trails open at 7am, and the couple was found by a jogger around 6:30am, then the couple had been at the arboretum pretty early in the morning, maybe right around sunrise. I’d love to know if they regularly went to the arboretum trails.

 

[kay74]

I read the news article again and the police informant said we "think" it was targeted. What is the area is around there? Is there crime? It was most likely still dark and they were waiting for the trails to open. The jogger reported this 2 minutes after it happened! So did this person see someone run away?! Almost sounds like someone held them up for money and when they said they didn't have any shot them both. I'm guessing and JMO