On a cold December morning in 2018, the quiet town of Plainville, Connecticut, was disturbed by a grim discovery at Robertson Airport. Inside a vehicle parked at the airport, police found the bodies of two brothers, 66-year-old Byron Anderson and his older brother, 68-year-old Nils Anderson, both residents of the town. The initial call to the police on December 22nd reported the presence of two deceased individuals, prompting an immediate and intensive investigation into what was clearly a suspicious and tragic event.
As detectives from the Plainville Police Department and the Connecticut State Police Central District Major Crime Squad delved into the circumstances surrounding the deaths, a somber narrative began to unfold. The evidence collected at the scene pointed towards a violent and final confrontation between the two brothers. The investigation ultimately concluded that the incident was a murder-suicide. It was determined that Nils Anderson had used a handgun to fatally shoot his younger brother, Byron, before turning the weapon on himself.
The findings from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the investigators' conclusions, solidifying the tragic sequence of events. With the perpetrator deceased, the investigation did not lead to any arrests, and police officials stated they had no reason to believe anyone else was involved in the incident. The motive behind the devastating actions of Nils Anderson was not publicly detailed, leaving a community to mourn the loss of two of its members and grapple with the unsettling nature of the tragedy.
