On a winter day in the small town of Darby, Montana, the life of 50-year-old Holly Schick-Lewis, a Caucasian female, was brought to a tragic end. On January 6, 2014, she was found deceased in her home in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide. The grim discovery was made after a concerned individual requested a welfare check at the residence.
Responding to the call, deputies from the Ravalli County Sheriff's Office entered the home and found a scene of domestic violence that had escalated to its fatal conclusion. Holly Schick-Lewis had been shot and killed by her husband, Joseph Matthew Lewis. After taking his wife's life, Joseph then turned the gun on himself, ending his own life.
The investigation by the Sheriff's Office concluded that no other individuals were sought in connection with the deaths, as all evidence pointed to a murder-suicide perpetrated by Joseph Lewis.
Friends and acquaintances of Holly revealed that she had been living in a state of fear and had been terrorized by her husband in the time leading up to the tragic event. The incident sent shockwaves through the quiet community of Darby, leaving friends and family to mourn the loss of a woman whose life was cut short by an act of domestic violence.
